overwhelmed

I am overwhelmed at this moment…

There are too many decisions to make, with no right answers.

There is too much to worry about that we have no control over.

There is too much destruction, hurt, and injustice swirling in the world.

I am overwhelmed. I am emotionally fatigued. I am confused and frustrated.

It all seems to be mounting and, today, it is overwhelming.

But I know tomorrow will come. Hopefully things will look a little brighter, or my load will seem a little lighter, although I doubt it. We seem to be just stuck here, were individual actions don’t seem to matter and society doesn’t seem able to get itself together in a way that shows love and care for it’s neighbor. But, tomorrow will come and, at very least, I hope tomorrow I will have a little more grace, a little more hope, and a few moments of calm in the storm. Hopefully today I can turn it all over to God, who is big enough enough to handle the worst of things. Hopefully I can place all the worry, confusion, uncertainty, fear, unknowing, and fatigue at the feet of a very certain God. Hopefully today, I can take a breath and let things go. Hopefully today some peace will come.

We are walking through difficult times. We are weathering a difficult storm. May our very certain God help you and me to carry the burdens of the day, now and always.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.