Under the Gun' trying to 'beat the clock'. April 3, 2018
So a lot is happening right now with me and I can barely keep up with my overwhelming to-do list! My 2 jobs are pulling me thin! And my writing production deadlines are screaming at me to get done and all the while, I am one second away from just crying - or passing out from exhaustion! It's a hectic time and I am not very good at balancing activities when just a month ago, I had everything in control and I felt so stable. Now, I can barely hold everything together.
There was a week when I wasn't praying as much and I was neglecting my prayer time with Jesus, apologizing to Him, knowing that He must understand that I am being pulled in several directions, and He can just step up and help me and *then* I can find some time to be with Him.
Then more and more responsibility got piled on me, and I thought, "Surely, God understands that I can't just drop everything to spend time with Him. Surely, He must know how 'under the gun' I am trying to 'beat the clock' with deadlines.
Until one day, I had scheduled a much-needed prayer time with God (I was about to go bonkers without it!) and He will really humbled me, saying, "When you're busy, that's when you need Me the most! That's when you need to be able to spend time with Me. To hear from Me! To gain My wisdom! To know what path to take! And you need Me to help you juggle all this. But I can't do it if you won't let me. You need to lay it down and spend time with Me, knowing it will get done. Just keep me first. I get your time. I am a priority, Everything else is secondary."
After that prayer time with God, I felt like He was finally helping me. My time was more efficient and deadlines were pushed back and things were working in my favor. I didn't seem to worry as much and I dropped my need to control everything. I felt like He was before me and my workload almost was blessed, as I could handle everything with more grace and I seemed to find the time to get everything done - - - when I made sure to schedule my prayer times with Him!
I know you're busy. I'm busy too! But let's not make that a reason to skip out on times with God! You need that. He needs that. And your life depends on it!
If you need prayer with anything, let me know. I would love to pray for you!
God The Father Jesus The Big Brother Holy Spirit The Best Friend
There was a week when I wasn't praying as much and I was neglecting my prayer time with Jesus, apologizing to Him, knowing that He must understand that I am being pulled in several directions, and He can just step up and help me and *then* I can find some time to be with Him.
Then more and more responsibility got piled on me, and I thought, "Surely, God understands that I can't just drop everything to spend time with Him. Surely, He must know how 'under the gun' I am trying to 'beat the clock' with deadlines.
Until one day, I had scheduled a much-needed prayer time with God (I was about to go bonkers without it!) and He will really humbled me, saying, "When you're busy, that's when you need Me the most! That's when you need to be able to spend time with Me. To hear from Me! To gain My wisdom! To know what path to take! And you need Me to help you juggle all this. But I can't do it if you won't let me. You need to lay it down and spend time with Me, knowing it will get done. Just keep me first. I get your time. I am a priority, Everything else is secondary."
After that prayer time with God, I felt like He was finally helping me. My time was more efficient and deadlines were pushed back and things were working in my favor. I didn't seem to worry as much and I dropped my need to control everything. I felt like He was before me and my workload almost was blessed, as I could handle everything with more grace and I seemed to find the time to get everything done - - - when I made sure to schedule my prayer times with Him!
I know you're busy. I'm busy too! But let's not make that a reason to skip out on times with God! You need that. He needs that. And your life depends on it!
If you need prayer with anything, let me know. I would love to pray for you!
God The Father Jesus The Big Brother Holy Spirit The Best Friend
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