Overwhelmed!

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by things? Maybe you feel this way now! It is easy to allow life to overwhelm you. What should you do when you feel overwhelmed? Where can you go? How are you to ddeal with these feelings? The feeling of being overwhelmed is common to most of us. Therefore, remember you are in good company. Sometimes we are overwhelmed because of impending dead lines or because there is so much stuff going on in our lives. Sometimes the seasons of the year overwhelm us. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by our own short comings. There are several things we can do during these times to help us deal with our feelings.

First, do as the Psalmist says: "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. For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy" (62:2-3). He cries out to God!. We must be willing to take our feelings of being overwhelmed to the Lord. His word declares that "His understanding is infinite." Second, allow Him to "lead you to the rock that is higher than you." The rock that is sturdy, that is greater, that is stronger, that is sufficient. Third, realize what God has already been to you. He has been a shelter to you. And He has been a strong tower from the enemy.

Remember, Jesus is greater then your needs. He is greater then your sins. He is greater then your situation. He is greater then your failure. He is greater then your insufficiencies. Jesus is the "rock that is higher!"

This is today,

Pastor Gary