De-stresser: dependence on God.

 LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup;
       you have made my lot secure.

 ⁶ The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
       surely I have a delightful inheritance.

 ⁷ I will praise the LORD, who counsels me;
       even at night my heart instructs me.

 ⁸ I have set the LORD always before me.
       Because he is at my right hand,
       I will not be shaken.

 ⁹ Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
       my body also will rest secure,

 ¹⁰ because you will not abandon me to the grave,
       nor will you let your Holy One see decay.

 ¹¹ You have made  known to me the path of life;
       you will fill me with joy in your presence,
       with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

                                         -Psalms 16:5-11

The Microwave. High Speed Internet. Instant coffee. Instant oatmeal. Express lanes. Let's face it- we're impatient. We like to have things instantly. I hate for Google to take more than .02 seconds searching for anything. We're driven to make ourselves successful. To be superstars. To be known outside of ourselves.So many times we take life into our own hands. We make things happen for ourselves. If we want something to happen- then we make it happen. Just that simple. 

and that's why we're stressed. tired. lonely. dejected. rejected. angry. frustrated with life, church, school, work, sex, family, friends, relationships, and ourselves. Let's look at Psalms 16:5-11- again.

5LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; 

       you have made my lot secure.

God's got your life already planned out- Rest in the fact that He's gonna take care of you. He knows what you need before you even know you need it- Chill out. [Matthew 6:8]

 ⁶ The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
       surely I have a delightful inheritance.

God has set up boundary lines in our lives for us to live a good life- not to be restricted and regulated by "church rules"- Stay in the boundaries set up by the Bible- your inheritance is more than you can imagine. [Eph. 1:11-14]

 ⁷ I will praise the LORD, who counsels me;
       even at night my heart instructs me.

God has blessed you with a good Church, godly friends, a Pastor - the Bible to help guide you along in life- even in the dark times of life- His counsel is never far and it never fails [1 Peter 1:25]

 ⁸ I have set the LORD always before me. 
       Because he is at my right hand, 
       I will not be shaken.

When God is in the forefront of your mind- You can face any day with hope and strength.  [Isaiah 40:28-31]

 ⁹ Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
       my body also will rest secure,

 ¹⁰ because you will not abandon me to the grave,
       nor will you let your Holy One see decay.

God's not ever gonna leave your side- so be glad. rejoice- Let what comes out of your mouth- be praise- and rest in His love! [Hebrews 13:5]

 ¹¹ You have made  known to me the path of life;
       you will fill me with joy in your presence,
       with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

God is life. His presence brings life and joy to us- refreshing us and restoring our soul and fixing our eye to eternal truths that He has promised us.

He's got it all under control. When we surrender our control over to Him- He can amaze us with His plans! When we take Him at His word- when we believe and depend on what He says- He'll do and who He says- He is. We can live a life full of joy- regardless of circumstances! 

Sounds good to me!