It Just Won't Stop! I Feel Like I'm Drowning!!!

Why am I discouraged?
    Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
    I will praise him again—
    my Savior and my God!

~Psalm 42:11

 

Ever feel like that punching bag for a prize fighter?  Ever feel like that your circumstances are trying to drown you?  Ever feel so fed up that you're ready to walk away?

 

When we feel like life is funneling us through the passage filled with broken glass and rusting barbed wire, and the only thing between our will to continue through to the other side and our desire to just give up is a very thin layer of skin...what do you do?  Then you see someone who seems to have all the good things in life seemingly being handed to him on velvet pillows on golden trays.  How do you feel now?

 

When life kicks you over and over and no matter how hard you try, you just seemed to keep getting kicked, what are we supposed to do?  

 

Here are some practical things you can do: 

• Recognize that everything that is happening is for a purpose.  Like it or not.
• Talk with God, openly and HONESTLY, about what you are thinking and feeling.  If your words come out as tear drowned sobs, God knows what you're talking about.  If your words come out as angry shouts, God knows what you're talking about.  If your words just won't come at all, God knows what you're talking about.
• Be HONEST with your loved ones about what's going on with you, and seek their help.  The absolute worst thing we can do is put on the "I'm Okay" mask and lie about how we are doing and feeling.  Remember, God didn't put us here to be alone.
• Accept that what you want or hope for might not be the plan that is best for you.  Be flexible (especially if you expect others to be flexible). Your answer might not be the same answer God has in mind.
• Learn to look at the situations from multiple perspectives.  Ask your loved ones for their HONEST perspective.
•  Understand that you are NOT alone!
• Be prepared to TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF OF IT!

God allows some things in life to happen to us that can overwhelm us so that we can remember that HE is the one in control of all things.