Overwhelmed
February 23, 2009 by Marci
Yesterday, I read an article in a publication our church makes available. It was an article about the busy lives women have today with an added twist I hadn’t thought of before. What happens when the busy life gets overwhelming? I know the stress that is involved with a busy life. I know what that does to one’s health and relationships. What I didn’t think of was that busyness can pass the point of being merely stressful to being overwhelming. That is a whole new level. When I think of being overwhelmed, I think of being consumed. We all know people who’s lives are so busy they are overwhelmed by it all. At some points in life, we may be those people! We can be consumed by our schedules and responsibilities and expectations. If we are consumed by all these things, we’ll have no time or energy for what really matters. That’s why its so important that we overcome busy right now before it gets out of hand.
There are those seasons in life when we do feel overwhelmed. We can’t always prepare for those times. Good thing we have a God bigger than any circumstance.
Psalm 61:1-3 (New King James Version)
To the Chief Musician. On a stringed instrument.[a]A Psalm of David.
1 Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy.Comments (2)
Amen sister! Life can seem so overwhelming at times but we have to put the breaks on. There are so many things that more important than our “schedule”. I’ve learned lately that the house being clean isn’t nearly as spending time with the ones we love. Family, friends and above the Lord. Got to make time for the Lord DAILY in order to survive this down here
Erika- The verse I keep bringing to my mind is “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” When I am getting out of balance, I meditate on that.