Do you ever feel like you are drowning? That feeling of being flooded with discontent and doubt that erupts and is so overwhelming that it feels like your spirit is completely washed away leaving you to wonder if God is still there…it happens to me so I know it must happen to other’s….whether they want to admit it or not.
When I opened the dryer door this morning, out flowed this endless supply of towels…probably not endless but with a family of six it certainly seems that way. I often think of tossing in the towel, but it will only create more laundry for me! That’s when I realized that when I don’t make time to do my daily devotion that is essential what I am doing…tossing in the towel and giving up!
This year has been filled with so many new opportunities for my entire family which has caused some of our other activities to be set aside…because there isn’t enough time in the day. My daily devotion is an example. For a while I was so consistent and holding myself accountable to spending time with God each day. Now I still spend time with God but I haven’t been as diligent in spending time with Him and His word. Finding balance in this new season of my life has been quite difficult, but as I reflect this morning…yes while opening the dryer door I realized that yesterday didn’t seem as hard as the day before. And that even as I sit here and type…I can feel this weightlessness come over my shoulders which is far better than the weighted down feeling of all of these forces of nature that make me feel like giving up.
This passage of scripture reminded me that no matter how powerful these forces of nature might be, no matter how powerful the storm is that the God that create all of this is still mightier.
So today, instead of being consumed by the amount of laundry I have…I will ask God to help me fold it up and put it away!
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