Task too big? Job got you down? House a wreck? Kids out of control? 
Arrrrggggghhhhhhh! Right? Wrong.
So I woke up … EARLY (on my off day no doubt.) You know when you have plans how you just wake up early, even when you did not have to for several hours? This day was no different, I had plans. The goal? Major cleaning. Ever wake up tired, unable to face the task or the day ahead? That was this morning. But, this time as I lay there I started talking with the Lord.
“Lord. You know I am tired. You know I am out of remission (I am having a bout with my Lupus), worn down … my get up and go, got up and went.” And in the quietness of my heart I heard Him say, “I never get overwhelmed, tired, down, out of control. Leave it to me.” And so I said, “Lord, I do not want to be discouraged by the overwhelming tasks ahead, but facts are facts. I am tired just thinking about it, doomed before I start. Please give me the strength,Lord, the “uumph” I need to tackle everything.”
I got up, had my devotions and ate my breakfast. Then I began. Three loads of laundry: Darks, whites, permanent press. I turned and saw a task I needed to handle. I did it. Then another one, and I did it … and so on. By noon I had done so much and I was not tired. All of a sudden I realized I had not seen it with “overwhelmed eyes”. I did not see the “big picture”, only small tasks I could accomplish one by one. I saw as He sees, little bits and pieces. They make up a big picture, but He sees the details. Unlike Him, we need to look at the small bits and pieces of the problem, tasks, job, cleaning …. you get the idea. God can handle looking at the whole thing and not be overwhelmed, that is why we place it in His hands. When we look at the total picture we just get discouraged.
Remember:
Philippians 4:13 (HCSB) “I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me.”
Allow God to break whatever your “it” is down into manageable portions … let Him delve out those portions instead of taking on the whole by yourself.
Lights in the Storm 