Good Evening Everyone!
I hope everyone is doing well! This blog post is spontaneous, but I felt prompted by the Holy Spirit to write this post. I have a question for you, have you felt overwhelmed before? Have you been feeling overwhelmed here lately by all the news and everything that seems to happening all at once? I will raise both of my hands, I have been feeling this way for a while. It seems like everything is sinking sand and all you want to do is cry because you do not know what to do. If you are there or have been there, I feel your pain because it hurts and you feel there's no way out. This afternoon, I was trying to cast out all these thoughts of despair and no hope and then this scripture came to me. Psalm 61:2 says, "From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I." I repeated it over and over again. It finally hit me, God is higher than me and He is the One who keeps me safe. If you want to know more keep reading.
God was revealing to me that He isn't blind or deaf to what is going on around me. He knew before all these things started happening. All He wants me to do is trust Him even when there seems to be no way, when there seems to be no hope, when it looks as if all is lost. I was reminded of the definition of the word seems, it means to appear, to look, or to come across as. God's word says, "We are to walk by faith and not by sight." Why did He say this because the enemy can make things look bigger or more scary than they really appear to be. He uses this tactic to frighten us, belittle us, to make us lose our hope. Our hope is in the Lord and He promises us that, "The righteous may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all." Psalm 34:19 Now I don't know about you, but that is a good place to shout! We may have many troubles, but guess what, He is going to deliver us out of all of them! I read this one day and I couldn't help but get excited and rejoice because let me tell you, I have had many troubles here lately.
I have often wondered if the Lord had forgotten about me or if He was taking a nap. I became frustrated and impatient at one point and then that's when I had to remind myself, it's not God's fault that these things are happening. Why am I getting upset with Him, He promises good to me and He has always been good and faithful to me even when I didn't deserve it. So you may be asking yourself, so what am I supposed to do when I can't take it anymore or when I want to quit? One of the things that I do is I go somewhere to be alone with God, a quiet place with no distractions. I want to be able to talk to God and I want to be able to hear His voice. Another way that helps me is I sing and worship the Lord, it shifts my focus from the problems I am facing to the Lord. The wonderful thing about this is when I start singing to Him, my problems start decreasing in size! Then I end up asking myself, why did I get so upset in the first place?
Do you see the pattern here, God is asking us to shift our focus from our problems, our situations, our difficulties to Him. When we focus on Him, our problems become smaller and really and truly, all we needed was Him. He makes our life worth living, He makes life worth it. As long as we focus on the problems in our lives, they seem gigantic and it's as if we are worshipping our problems instead of God. This is why He says, "Cast all your cares upon Me for I care for you." 1 Peter 5:7 I will be the first to tell you that this is easier said than done, I do worry about a lot of things, but thank God, He is helping me overcome this struggle. He doesn't want us burdened down with worries, cares, problems, etc. He wants us to keep our focus on Him even in the midst of adversity. Those times when it feels like the enemy has turned up the heat and you feel like you may not make it. He has good news for us today, "We can do all things through Christ who gives us strength." 1 Cor. 4:13
So friends, if you are feeling overwhelmed, go to the Rock that is higher than you and let Him reassure you today. I know it hasn't be easy the past almost two years, but God is still on His throne, He has a plan, and He will not leave you nor forsake you. He loves you my friends and He wants you to be refreshed today, He wants you to be revived today, He wants you to filled with His wonderful love. Let Him fill you, let Him minister to you as only He can. I pray that this post encourages you, brings you comfort, and blesses you today! May God bless you and keep you. Until next time!
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