Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:
When things become too difficult, take the time to see how you can streamline your activities to make things easier on yourself and still fulfill your obligations. It is not good for you to live your life being overwhelmed. You need to find ways to release the stress and get your necessary rest.
Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
Daniel 2:1-25
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
In the second year of the kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed a dream, and his spirit was startled, and his sleep went from him. And the king said to call the enchanters, and the magi, and the administers of potions, and the Chaldeans, to announce to the king the things of his dreams. And they came and stood before the king. And the king said to them, I dreamed, and it startled my spirit so as to know the dream. And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Syriac, O king, live into the eons! You tell the dream to your servants! and we shall announce the interpretation of it. The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The matter departed from me. If then you should not make known the dream to me and the interpretation of it, you will be for destruction, and your houses shall be torn in pieces. But if the dream and the interpretation of it you should make known to me, gifts and favors without charge, and you shall receive much honor from me. Except the dream and the interpretation of it report to me! They answered a second time and said, Let the king tell the dream to his servants! and we shall announce the interpretation of it. And the king answered and said, In truth I know that you buy back time, even in so far as you knew that the word departed from me. If then you should not announce the dream to me, I know that a lying and corrupt word you agreed to speak before me until the time should go by. Tell my dream to me! and I shall know that also you shall announce its interpretation to me. Answered again the Chaldeans before the king, and they say, There is not a man upon the dry land who is able to make known the discourse of the king, in so far as every great king and ruler according to such matter asked not an enchanter, magus or Chaldean. For the word which the king asks is heavy, and there is no other who shall announce it before the king, except the gods, which are not dwelling with any flesh.
The Wise Men Are Destroyed
Then the king in rage and much anger, said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. And the decree went forth, that the wise men be killed; and they sought Daniel and his friends to do away with. Then Daniel answered counsel and opinion to Arioch the chief guard of the king, who came forth to do away with the wise men of Babylon. And he inquired of him, saying, O Ruler of the king, for what reason came forth the decree which is impudent from in front of the king? And Arioch made known the saying to Daniel. And Daniel entered and petitioned the king so as to give time to him, and the interpretation of it he should announce to the king.
Daniel and His Friends Pray
And Daniel went into his house, and to Hananiah, and to Mishael, and to Azariah his friends to make the saying known. And 1they sought compassions from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that therefore Daniel and his friends should not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Then the mystery was uncovered to Daniel in a night vision, and Daniel blessed the God of heaven. And he said, May it be — the name of God being blessed from the eon and unto the eon, for the wisdom and the might are His. And He changes seasons and times; He ordains kings, and changes; giving wisdom to the wise, and intelligence to the ones knowing understanding. He uncovers deep and concealed things, knowing the things in the darkness, and the light is with Him. To you, O God of my fathers, I acknowledge and praise, for wisdom and power You gave to me, and made known to me what we petitioned from You; and the matter of the king You made known to me. And Daniel came to Arioch, whom the king appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, The wise men of Babylon you should not destroy, but bring me before the king, and the interpretation to the king I will announce.
