Run to the Father

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed that you feel stuck or frozen? I’ve found myself in a spot of “paralysis by analysis” in the last couple of weeks, where I can’t move forward in the situation I’ve found myself in. I was stuck. My mind was racing at 1000 miles per hour with different thoughts and worries but I couldn’t bring myself to do anything about it. Needless to say, I hit my breaking point which was followed by multiple emotional breakdowns. 

When I finally opened up about it to loved ones, I kept getting the same remark, “Why did you think you had to do it alone?” That really got me thinking and I realized that I was trying to do it all alone. I realized that while I didn’t let anyone around me know what was going on, I also let God out of the problems too. I couldn’t recall the last time I just sat there and talked to God. 

Sometimes we try to do it all by ourselves for the sake of not burdening anyone else.  Sometimes it’s because we like to be in control. sometimes it’s all of the above, but what that usually leads to is more chaos and heartache for ourselves. 

When I finally threw in the towel and cried out to God, I felt a sense of peace come over me. This verse came to my mind “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7).”

Now don’t get me wrong; I’m not just another person in your life dismissing your problems as a cause of not praying enough. Let me tell you what i experience when I sit in the presence of God. 

When I finally stop trying to do it all on my own, I not only surrender but I acknowledge that in my shortcomings, My God is still bigger than my problems. He is very much in control even when I lose control. When I come into his presence, I escape from all of the chaos. I get to lay it all down and just be.  We all get so caught up that we forget to take a moment away from all of the chaos and sit in silence. The silence allows for us to clear our minds and sometimes hear what God has been speaking to us. When I come into the presence of God, I’m reminded I’m not alone. Though I can’t feel his tangible presence, I’m reminded that he is with me in the stillness. When I cry and vent in frustration, I feel an overwhelming sense of peace that tells me that He is there.

I know life can get hard and it can feel like there just isn’t enough time in the day, but I ask that you take a moment in each day to remove yourself from the chaos of the world to just be and to be reminded that He is with you.

“RUN TO THE FATHER"

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