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Bonnie Gray is the author of Sweet Like Jasmine, Whispers of Rest, wife, and mom to two boys. An inspirational speaker featured by Relevant Magazine and Christianity Today, she’s guided thousands to detox stress and experience God’s love through soul care, encouragement, and prayer. She loves refreshing your soul at...

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  1. This a great reminder as we begin a new week. For me, this post was like getting a hug and some words of advice from a dear friend. Beautiful words.

    • Thank you, Jill! Your words are a bouquet of flowers blessing my heart, because I do write as friend to encourage you, as a soul care coach and author. I hope join my FREE Breathe Book Study for my new book,” Breathe: 21 Days to Stress Less and Transform Chaos to Calm”, because I’c LOVE to continue encouraging you! You get 4 Teaching Sessions + Community Support! Sign up at thebreathebook.com 🙂

  2. This describes me perfectly, especially the shock absorber part to others. I love your article and how you relay caring for ourselves first after receiving God’s comfort.

    • It’s happens to us as loving women who do absorb so much stress from others. Thank you for sharing that this article speaks to you, Julie! I’d love to continue encouraging! If you like books, I hope join my FREE Breathe Book Study for my new book,” Breathe: 21 Days to Stress Less and Transform Chaos to Calm”, as I guide sisters to nurture their wellness with God, as a soul care coach. You get 4 Sessions + Community Support! Sign up at thebreathebook.com 🙂

  3. Thank you for all you do . . . I start my weekdays with these podcasts and look forward to hearing them. Keep them coming as they are good for my soul.

  4. You described me to a T, and with a heart and eyes that are empathetic and can “see” needs….”I think a meal would help,” “oh she would probably lay appreciate a note” “I could offer to grocery shop for her” it’s challenging to stop and see what I need because the needs around me are glowing like a beacon and often pressing. Will spend more time sitting at His feet even if just to let him “hold” me….thank you…..

    • What a fabulous writer you are, Kathy! I love your metaphor of others needs being a “glowing beacon” and “often pressing”! Especially poignant since I see from your comment that you have the spiritual gift of compassion and service and encouragement! I would LOVE to continue encouraging you, friend! I hope join my FREE Breathe Book Study for my new book,” Breathe: 21 Days to Stress Less and Transform Chaos to Calm”, as I guide sisters to spend time sitting at Jesu’s feet, to nurture their wellness with God, as a soul care coach with God’s Word & His peace.You get 4 Sessions + Community Support! Sign up at thebreathebook.com

  5. Bonnie yes we do need to make more space for God’s peace in our lives. Sometimes I find myself letting the stress of what someone did to me or annoy take over. That I go over and over it in my head. That I get stressed and annoyed with them I get I no space for God’s peace in that situation. I going over and over what they said and getting so stressed up. I say to myself why did they say that. Why didn’t I do or say this. Then I hear God say Dawn stop going over it in your head. You need to pray for them ask me to help you not to let yourself get so stressed about it. Ask me to God to give you my peace. Stop going over it in your head what they said. Tell them your not going to let what they said stress you out. As if you don’t the only person here going to get Stressed is you and end annoyed and get no where. Until I done that my stress level has stayed high. Satan the Old Devil as used them to get me all worked up and stressed that I don’t want anything to do with the person that has me stressed up. If not careful I could end up saying nasty things about them that wrong in God’s eyes. I could have done that before when someone stressed me up over something they said to me that was not nice. God has also said Dawn I get that hand it to God theses situations. Do as he tells me. If he tell me to go them say what they say not nice and why. If they didn’t see they say sorry I wone them. If not say I still forgive you and let it go and ask God to help me forgive them and not let stress me out that goes over and over in my head getting to me. That the Old Devil wants. Thank you Bonnie for today’s reading it spoke to me. Love Dawn Ferguson-Little keeping you all incourage in my prayers.

  6. I’ve experienced burnout before, it’s definitely not fun. My boss tried to help me with that by cutting out some things I’ve done, and it’s helped me breathe a bit more. But you are right too, I need to receive God’s peace so that I can give out. Thank you for the reminder.

  7. Bonnie,

    Spot on as usual. Women are fixers & doers by nature. We’re busy doing for family, friends, etc. So much so that we often neglect ourselves. Lysa Terkeurst said it best in her book “Your Best Yes” “Saying yes to everyone & everything won’t make you wonder woman. It will make you a worn out woman with nothing left to give.” I love helping others-making meals, calling friends, etc. But lately I’ve been feeling burnout. It stems from the job I have that changed suddenly last fall. It can be somewhat stressful. Add to that hubby & I work opposite schedules-he’s on weekends & I’m during the week. It is hard to have time with him. I took a note from your books & put margin in my schedule. Making time for me to cook for hubby & I, plus just rest on weekends.

    To relieve stress I listen to Christian music, watch TV, or simply take a nap. Allow myself to not think or be on my feet for a while.

    Blessings 🙂