042416 | Overwhelmed | Allen Hickman

Life can get a little overwhelming at times, even for Christians.  But how do you stand firm when life gets so overwhelming?  The first thing we need to do in order to answer that question is look at three things that lead to a place of being overwhelmed.

Most people’s lives are full of activity and busyness.  So much so that they sacrifice their rest in order to “live their lives”.  In actuality they are not living but simply existing.   Rest is very vital to our life and when we are worn out physically we are susceptible to becoming overwhelmed which makes us a prime target for the enemy.

When there is unresolved tension in our relationships Satan pin points different areas in our life to capitalize on and begins his assault on us.  When that happens it’s easy to become overwhelmed with other things in life.  The apostle Paul encouraged us to live at peace with all people as much as it depends on us.

Lastly we get overwhelmed because of  “fears on the inside.”  Many people think the opposite of love is hate when actually it is fear.  Fear that we won’t be accept, loved, nurtured, etc...  And when we are fearful it opens us up to the lies of the enemy and he is quick to plant all kinds of thought that are detrimental to our relationship with God. 

It is when we are secure in the fact that God loves us far beyond our understanding and our deserving that we stand secure and firmly established in our faith in God.