and i quote...

"I admit it - I'm overwhelmed and outmatched. When I consider the varied dimensions of the life that God has called me to, I often feel like . . . .well. . taking a nap. I know you've got to feel the same way. Whatever your season of life and whatever details it entails, I bet you've found yourself feeling like you're swimming in waters that are way over your head."

Yesterday, I posted a "reminder" tweet to myself. It was a link to Priscilla Shirer's (she's going to be at the Hillsong Conf 2011, and I have yet to do my research about her) blog post about Eat, Pray, Love --a book I had recently finished. So the reminder worked and I clicked my way to the blog, and a new post, perfect for my day's thoughts, greeted me. The first paragraph said, "I admit it - I'm overwhelmed and outmatched. When I consider the varied dimensions of the life that God has called me to, I often feel like . . . .well. . taking a nap. I know you've got to feel the same way. Whatever your season of life and whatever details it entails, I bet you've found yourself feeling like you're swimming in waters that are way over your head."

It's funny how God showers you with His never-ending love to remind you He's there when you're feeling totally incompetent. That He's greater, stronger, better, bigger, ... just amazing. I'm constantly asking God for answers, to show me His glory, His will, and here is little by little, in His own time and way, giving me tidbits of His love through other people's words of encouragement.

Priscilla continues on with Solomon's story about how he was so overwhelmed with a project assigned to him, with no previous examples to learn from or whatsoever. He was assigned a task bigger than himself, and yet, even in his outmatched state, he still finished the task set before him. "That's right. . . he did it anyway. He consecrated himself and his work to the Lord, and dove headlong into the divine mission to which He'd been assigned - believing that God would take up the slack." One of the comments also said, "When we do what we can do, God can do what we can't." And I really believe in that, and I will walk in that!

It was comforting to hear those words, to read the post, to be encouraged to keep going. There was even a statement/phrase I read today that said something like this, "Whatever you're going through, I hope you're going through it, and not standing in it." I've just stepped into one of the biggest life changes that I could imagine happening to me. I'm so OVERWHELMED. SO SO SO OVERWHELMED, and I am feeling quite outmatched by the task, by the change. My mind is trying to reason out with my heart, and it's trying to force logic into every core of my being... but what is impossible to me IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO GOD! All I need to do is be reminded that God will be there to provide for me all that I could possibly need, and here He is, right at the beginning and even before, giving me encouragement, courage and strength to GO THROUGH IT, to MOVE FORWARD, we're going to get through this, and when I'm tired, He's gonna carry me through it all. I need to "have faith the transcends logic," said Judah Smith at HillsongConf2010-- and I will. He's working in me, the stretch may be tough, but I'm gonna go ahead with it. I know I'm in GOOD hands!

Priscilla ends the post with just the right slogan, ...

Overwhelmed? Outmatched?
Just do it anyway.

and even the right image for the "ad"

to read the post, click here.

Just sharing things that really encourage my heart, and just as she signs off asking what things we're overwhelmed with, so she can pray for us, I do the same with you...