Personal Reflections on Stress and Faith

#Spirituality & Religion

Various posts about personal reflections on stress, emotions, and faith, with a common theme of trusting in God and not trying to control things that are out of one's hands.

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV

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Our work is in the Lord's hands. We are merely small and inadequate instruments, “useless servants,” as the Gospel says (Lk 17:10). Yet, if we entrust ourselves to Him, if we remain united to Him, great things happen, precisely through our poverty.

11:30 AM·Sep 22, 2025·6.6K Views
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Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen

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Give yourself permission to not worry, not strive. You’ve done your part. Now take your hands off. It’s not going to happen just by your might, by your power, by your intellect. It’s going to be the hand of God.

12:00 AM·Sep 23, 2025·4.1K Views
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Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen

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We feel pressure to fix things and take matters into our own hands. We strive and struggle, only to end up frustrated. Even with our good intentions, sometimes the best course of action is to leave things alone. That battle is not ours to fight; it belongs to the Lord.

12:15 AM·Sep 24, 2025·3.2K Views
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Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen

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Quit worrying about it. Quit trying to make it happen, make people like you, make the door open, make the business turn around. Leave it alone. If you try to do it in your own strength, it’s going to be laboring in vain. Don’t fall into that trap. God is in control.

10:54 AM·Sep 23, 2025·3K Views
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Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen

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Sometimes there’s no logical solution. God is going to supernaturally turn it around. If we take matters into our own hands, we’re going to be frustrated. Don’t try to change things that only God can change.

12:21 AM·Sep 22, 2025·1.4K Views
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