How to: Organise a Wedding in 5 Weeks without Losing Your Sanity!

Because we have been so busy up to this point, we now have exactly five weeks until our wedding and many of the details still need to be sorted. But God is so good to us, and I'm having an amazing time organising the wedding (because I am one of those admin-loving people!).

There is only one reason why I'm not stressed out, overwhelmed, and paralysed by panic! And that is a little known remedy called Psalm 16:

"The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.
I have set the Lord always before me;
because He is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure...

You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore". Psalm 16: 5-11 (ESV)

I have been reading this psalm every morning, with a cup of coffee in my hand (!), and letting it sink into my heart, before making my to-do-list. The result has been that I have started each day rejoicing at God's provision for us. Knowing that God 'holds my lot' gives me such peace, because I know that God has control of my day and I don't have to strive and stress to get things done. As I have applied what the psalm says ("I have set the Lord always before me"), I have found myself totally unshaken by anxiety. This is not normal for me!

I know it's simple, but I'm sure that this strategy will apply to other areas of life, and I will definately be using it in the build up to my wedding day!x