The Balancing Act

So ... enough about Bilbo. How about real life?

Yeah, about that. I feel like I'm juggling a million things and I can't do it anymore. The stress of moving six hours from home, even for a God filled adventure, is threatening to drive this whole family mad, bonkers, crazy, ect. ect. and all of the above. 

I know God didn't say it would be easy. In fact, he makes it pretty plan that it'll be anything but!

In this world you will have troubles...

John 16:33a

  

Yeah, about that God! Am I ever living through that! Thanks for the encouraging little peptalk! I really could use a helpful little pick me up! Not whatever that was!

Oh. You're not finished!? Well then, by all means!

...but take heart,. I have over come the world. 

John 16:33b

Wow! So my problems really aren't that big to God! And even though things seem to be spinning out of control and Mom is stressed and Dad is upset over Mom's stress and Riah can sense the stress and is clinging to Mom, therefore making her even more stressed and the other four kids are screaming and whining and anything and everything that can possibly go wrong does ... *GASP* 

God has overcome the world! He is in control!

When life stinks to the umpteenth degree for you, when a mom has cancer, when a daughter is in the hospital in critical care from a horrible car crash, when a brother and son dies, when you've given everything and still feel unless, when you're running from the past and yet it keeps haunting you...*GASP*

God has over come the world. He is in control! 

No matter the problem or what your facing...

He is in control.

No matter the situation or the stress...

He is in control. 

Isn't that so encouraging?! He has the whole world in his hand. He never let's go. And even when we are on the edge of a cliff, balancing what the world has thrown at us, His hand is there, keeping our foot steady. 

God, thank you for holding me in the Balancing Act. You never let go. you have overcome the world so no matter my troubles, no matter the pain of the moment, no matter anything, you are holding me! Thanks for that wonderful reassurance! 

Amen.