Psalm 37:24 Though he fall, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
I vividly remember the first time I heard the song “Overwhelmed” by Big Daddy Weave. I was driving, and when the title popped up on the display, I thought, “Overwhelmed. That is EXACTLY how I feel right now.” I expected to hear a song about someone who felt overwhelmed by life and who turned to the Creator for strength.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding….
I remember sobbing when I realized the song was about being overwhelmed by God’s love, His goodness, His mercy. My tears were in part because I realized I had allowed myself to be overwhelmed by the wrong things. I allowed my circumstances and my shortcomings and the chaos of life to overwhelm me. I had taken my eyes off my Savior, and my troubles had surged forward, screaming for attention.
2 Cor 4:17 For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
Lord, Thank You for this day and for the perspective that comes from You. Thank You for the reminder that You are greater than anything I will ever face and that if I’m going to allow myself to be overwhelmed by anything, it needs to be Your presence, Your mercy, Your love, Your grace, not anything of this world. Draw me closer, Lord. Amen.
Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God….”
Have a blessed day.
Thank you for allowing yourself to be used by our FATHER. I am continually blessed by your walk with HIM. Your friendship is also a gift from God. I pray that we are all overwhelmed by HIS love and not the things of this world.
Have a blessed day.
Thank you, dear friend. I wish I could say that I focus solely on Jesus, blocking out the noise of this world. Much more often than I’d like, I am distracted and overwhelmed by the noise, but in the still of the early morning, He has my undivided attention, and always He draws me closer. And thankfully, He knows my heart, knows my deep love of and devotion to Him, and daily He guides my steps a bit closer. Any good that ever comes from these reflections is because I was able to get out of His way and let Him work through me. I strive for that daily with varying degrees of success. But He sees my efforts and keeps pursing me. Praise God. And I am happy to shine His light at every opportunity. Have a beautiful day, sweet friend.