Overwhelmed!

Do you ever feel overwhelmed?  I know I do - fairly frequently, in fact!  This post is for my own encouragement, and I hope it will encourage any intrepid readers.  I'm frustrated tonight because I feel so overwhelmed, yet there is really nothing wrong!  Our "to do" list is a mile long, and will probably never get done in our natural lifetimes, but there is not a single thing on the list that is really a "problem."  There's not one thing that is life-threatening, financially ruining, emotionally devastating, or otherwise detrimental to anyone's health and well-being.  There's just a whole lot of little and big things that need to be done NOW.

Life seems too short to be frustrated over such a petty thing.  Aren't there problems enough during our existence, that we shouldn't get upset over the small stuff?  If you feel overwhelmed today, let me offer you the same encouragement I'm giving myself tonight:  God knows what we have need of!!! (Yes, that sentence ends with a preposition and isn't exactly a direct quote of a Bible verse, but it is one of our favorite family mottoes.)  If He knows how many hairs are on our head, and if a sparrow cannot fall without His knowledge, doesn't He also know the challenges and joys of our lives?  Doesn't the Bible consistently say, and prove in myriad ways, that He cares deeply for every aspect of our lives?  Would a God who is willing to allow His own son to die on our behalf, not also care about our paperwork, phone calls, messy basement, pile of laundry, etc.?  I can always tell when the most important thing (prayer, Bible study and time with Christ) on my list has gotten shoved down way too far because I start fretting over the little things of life.  So let's all take a deep breath, open up the Word, bow our heads, and let the creator of the Universe realign those priorities and provide a comfort and peace that only He can do.  Thanks, I feel better already - hope you do, too!