Mayday
has nothing to do with the month of May. It got its start as an international distress call in 1923.
It was made official in 1948. It was the idea of Frederick Mockford, who was a senior radio officer at Croydon Airport in London. He came up with the idea for "
mayday
" because it sounded like the French word m'aider, which means "help me."
There are cries for help and signs of distress everywhere.
We are surrounded by people who live everyday of their lives: upset, distraught, troubled and worried who are crying, "mayday!"
Maybe you've been going through a lot lately as well; life isn't slowing down or getting any easier for any of us.
We often hear people using the term "burnout" to describe their emotional state.
A popular motivational speaker offers five practical examples on how to "de-stress" and recover from burnout:
Twenty-six percent of Americans never take a vacation ... and studies show that women who take two weeks of vacation each year can cut their chances of having a heart attack by 50 percent.
Laughter boosts the immune system but we don't laugh enough.
Toddlers laugh several hundred times a day, but the average adult laughs just four times a day.
You feel better when you help nurture other people.
- Deep Breathing and Meditation
Deep breathing increases your circulation, cuts the duration of hospital stays and leads to fewer business errors.
Sixty percent of Americans do not get enough exercise to keep their immune system functioning properly.
That's some pretty good advice for ways to help relieve stress physically
but what about spiritually? What about
those times when you are surrounded by the enemy and you don't know what to do?
It takes more than a vacation or a jog in the park to overcome the enemy of our souls.
The Bible is our source of help regarding every aspect of our lives; not only physically but mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
2 Samuel 22:7
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
A man was filling out an employment application, and he paused over this question: "Person to notify in case of an accident."
He thought for a moment and then wrote, "Anybody in sight."
When we get in trouble we just want relief from anybody in sight but the best place to look is to God!
Psalm 121:1-2
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
Instead of crying "mayday" try crying "my God!"
