by Pam Johnson
I’m typically the kind of person who tries to avoid the phrase, “I’m just too busy.” I feel like it’s overdone and everyone’s too busy so there’s nothing special about it. More than avoiding the phrase “I’m too busy,” I try to avoid the lifestyle of being too busy.
First, I don’t want to have an early heart attack and second, I just don’t want to be too busy. I mean, who does? It’s one thing to be industrious; it’s another thing to take it to the extremes that we in America take it.
However, I think there are seasons in our lives when God hands us a full plate and there’s nothing we can do about it. I’ll often dwell on the worst case scenario and think, “There’s no way I could handle that situation.” And then God says, “Let’s tackle this together because I want to show you that you can handle more than you think you can.”
So here I am in one of those seasons. I’m 36 weeks pregnant. My last son was born at 37 weeks. We’re moving into our new house in 3 weeks. And I’m trying to rent our current house before this baby arrives. Believe me, we did NOT plan it this way.
There have been several times when I’ve been completely overwhelmed, overwrought, overtired, and over-sensitive, but one thing I’m learning is that God will give me the strength to make it through. And, if I don’t have the strength, He’ll give someone else the strength to get me through.
I’ve been hanging on to Jesus’ words, “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.”
November 2nd, 2006 at 3:00 pm
I’m proud of you, girl, for trusting Jesus and for hanging in there and not just dissolving in a puddle of “I just can’t do it!”
November 2nd, 2006 at 7:28 pm
Me too!!!
November 4th, 2006 at 12:36 am
[…] I wonder why God gives me so much that I can’t seem to handle. But then I think of what my friend Pam wrote about and remember that God will give me strenght. Now if I would only listen to Him. I need to start listening to God more. Because I just can’t deal with all this stuff on my own. […]