“I’m so overwhelmed.”

Have you thought this lately? Has it felt like everything is piling on top of you, making it hard to concentrate, and even hard to breathe? Whether it is worries about a job, our family, or the future; everything can feel like it’s just too much. We look ahead and are overwhelmed with the uncertainty of what’s to come. We look back at our lives, and are overwhelmed with the struggles we’ve had.

What do we do with the things that overwhelm us?

Growing up I had a longing for things to be different, better, deeper.

As a girl, I would collect materials from around the house and use them to build additions onto my dollhouse. I thought, “With just a little will-power, creativity, and work, I can make this the DREAM house it was destined to be!” I would work to the best of my ability, only to be let down at the end, when my finished product never turned out the way that I had envisioned.

I was left discouraged and let down.

Do you know your own story? 

At some point, we all ask, "Why am I here? What’s my purpose? Why did these things happen to me?”

But rarely do we know the answers.

We can feel lost—drifting about aimlessly, in an ocean with no rudder, not sure where we came from or where we’re going. But it’s not only our stories we feel lost in, we can be confused about God’s story too…

Church leaders often grow weary dealing with constant waves of suffering and sin. The challenges of ministry are overwhelming, demanding, and relentless.

How do you approach caring for others? In this article, Robert Cheong dives into four essential elements to help balance the ways we approach relationships with others.

It can be difficult to wrap our minds around life, let alone ourselves. When he reflected on how intimately God knew him, David declared that such profound awareness was too wonderful for him; it seemed unattainable (Ps. 139:6).