Overwhelmed is not a scary word but a word I seem to use for every emotion I have. I have not been good about being honest with myself and the different emotions I feel and what I am really thinking or feeling. I sum it up most of the time with I am overwhelmed. Even if I am just tired. Why do I do that?
I make things out to be worse than they really are. Granted, sometimes they are bad but most of the time it is easier just to say that is overwhelming. I hide behind this word. I know that might sound strange but it is true. One of the things I want to get better at is being real with myself about how I am doing and what I am feeling. Not hiding behind things any longer. If I am having a bad day so be it. If I am sad than I am sad. If I am tired than tired it is! Overwhelmed is such a generalization of our emotions. And most of the time so far from the truth.
I want to be more transparent. I want to rely on Jesus for the strength to get through the hard times and enjoy the good ones. I want to be sure and keep my emotions and over drama in check. God is really teaching me a ton about myself and who I am in Him. And that is all that matters. Even when the lessons are painful I will trust Jesus. His ways and path are far better than mine.
What's next I ask myself?!? Sometimes it makes me nervous but most of the time I am excited about learning how to live in line with Christ's path for my life and if I have to go through the hard stuff to get there than cool!
3 comments:
I think Overwhelmed is the place we get to right before we start to figure out what's going on inside or even that something is off balance...lol!
I am excited for you, with this time of discovery and growing intimacy with your Savior!!!
I use overwhelmed a lot... then I say... one bite of the elephant at a time... no one can eat an elephant all at once... but one bite at a time.
Whatever i need to deal with, Christ runs through you and me... one bite at a time and I am thankful to have my Savior with me!
I hear you. I think a lot of times I say overwhelmed or some other cliche phrase because I can't imagine someone would really want to hear how I'm doing.
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