Ever Feel Overwhelmed?

I can't believe that it's half way through February, already!

If you've ever felt a bit overwhelmed at the massive amount of things you have to do (or want to do) and the amount of time you have to get them done, you might be thinking there's something wrong with the whole picture. I mean...have you ever questioned if there's got to be more to life than finding yourself perpetually caught up in a rat race of some sort?

Jason Sowell from simplyyouthministry.com wrote an article titled "Chaos," which shared the same feeling of a chaotic life. I've included a blurb and the link to the article, below:

chaos Recently I feel like my life is out of control. In the words of Mute Math, Everything around’s breaking down to chaos.” I struggle to keep ...

I know we can all take great comfort in knowing that while we don't have it all together (one of the points Sowell makes), God is always in control and remains sovereign over everything (a concept that is often times hard to grasp). Secondly, when seeking help and assistance from others (a second point that Sowell makes), we should ultimately seek God first.

Often times, I think we fill our lives up with too much stuff that life gets way too out of control. I've found that when I've got too much stuff filling up my life, I don't necessarily have God filling my life because there's no room. I also know that a lot of the chaos and complications I might find myself in have a lot to do with me allowing things to get the way they are. Therefore, I have found it vital to constantly evaluate what I am doing and why I am doing such things.

If you find yourself living a chaotic life, I think it can be a red flag for you to stop and do some evaluation. After you've looked at what you are doing and why you are doing them, seek God about the things you need to cut out of your life. There may be many times when there are things we should be focusing more on, but we find that everything else in our life is competing for our valuable time. If we're not careful, we can then begin to neglect certain things, which can have adverse effects such as a relationship with a spouse being strained or we'll find ourselves doing things that don't necessarily matter in eternity.

I'm not in any way suggesting a comfortable - or in some cases, a lazy - lifestyle is God's plan for our lives. I am suggesting that there may be better uses of our time. Sometimes saying, "No," to something - even if it might be hard to do so - is a route we need to take.