Dear Readers,
Anyone feeling overwhelmed? Better question: Anyone NOT feeling overwhelmed? ('Cuz you're the special ones.)
We can be overwhelmed by so many different things in so many different ways. What kind of overwhelmed are you?
Are you overwhelmed by negative circumstances in your life? Too many stressors? Relationship problems, job situations?
Are you overwhelmed with the amount of things you need to get done that seem non-negotiable or obligatory? Work? Chauffeuring children? Laundry? Yard work? Connecting with a difficult family member? Volunteering?
Are you overwhelmed by the sheer number of possibilities for your life? Maybe they're all good things, but you don't know where to go or what is the best thing?
If we're honest, we all find ourselves on this list somewhere. I'm very thankful to say my stressors in the first category are minimal to non-existent right now, but I've experienced them before. At this point in my life, however, I am dealing with the second two categories on a daily basis - getting things done, and making big life decisions (where to work, where to volunteer, where to invest, when to start a family, etc.).
Unfortunately, when I have too many good or bad stressors, I succumb to analysis paralysis. I have too many options, too many choices, and I just sit down and binge watch TV or binge eat salt and vinegar potato chips. Please tell me I'm not the only one.
Instead of letting our circumstances and choices suffocate us, however, God wants to use this time to teach us, bless us and draw us closer to Himself.
There are three things we should do when we feel overwhelmed.
1) Ask the Lord for wisdom to make a decision.
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Excellent advice! There are seasons where I feel that "overwhelmed" is a way of life, lol!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I love the "analysis paralysis"! And yes, I am a salt and vinegar potato chip eater too! Ha, ha. Very good advice, backed by scripture. Can't ask for better! Thank you. - Amy
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This is beautiful! If we are walking in Christ we have him to lean on when life gets overwhelming. Great pictures as well.
ReplyDeletePray pray pray pray!
ReplyDeletesimple yet powerful truths! In our anxiety we forget to run to the LORD! That is where we should start!
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This is great advice. So many times we are tempted to sit and do nothing, but prayer is something. It is rare that God doesn't tell us a next step, whether that is to pray or act.
ReplyDelete3 Good points of advice. Life is overwhelming some times, asking God for wisdom is the first great step to take. Sometimes He wants us to move and sometimes to be still, but we can know that God will guide us right. "I will go before you and make the crooked places straight."
ReplyDeleteNothing better than asking the Lord, right? I love how all of your suggestions point back to HIM!
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