Know the source of relief

Greetings:
Our lives can be a place for stress to manifest to very uncomfortable levels, if we allow it.
Psalm 131 offers relief.
The psalm is short and to the point. It only has three verses.
In the Living Bible the psalm reads:
“Lord, I am not proud and haughty. I don’t think myself better than others. I don’t pretend to “know it all.” I am quiet now before the Lord, just as a child who is weaned from the breast. Yes, my begging has been stilled. O Israel, you too should quietly trust in the Lord—now, and always.”
Our stress levels usually escalate when we are asked to perform tasks that are far outside our comfort zone and when we’re expected to “be” someone we are not.
What can be done? It helps to discover who we are and what we feel comfortable doing. We need to accept the way God has made us.
Importantly, we need to learn to say “no” as God directs. In Psalm 131, it is interesting to note that David’s confession of his inadequacies is prefaced by a declaration of humility.
Humility is one of those traits that if we think we have it, we probably don't.
Psalm 131 reminds us that we should not be pursuing 'great things', unless we turn and become like children.
We are called to become like children like a weaned child, who has learned the secret of contentment in his mother's arms because the secret of contentment is humility.
David’s intimate declaration in Psalm 131 is a great remedy for stressful emotions.
We have nothing to prove to God. We can come with empty hands, because everything was provided for us at Calvary. When we see what Jesus accomplished in dying in our place, taking the judgment that belonged to us, we’ll be able to find our true rest in God.
Let us all put our hope in God and Godly things.
Let us focus on being content and to humble ourselves in service to God and to one another to find real peace and relief from the stress that is all around us. We should not worry about what others think, if we are following God’s leading.
Be blessed.