a way you find
strength when you’re overwhelmed is by thinking about GOD’s word. mary the mother of JESUS thought about GOD’s
word. in luke 2.19 (nlt) it says mary
quietly treasured these things in her heart and she thought about them often. mary thought about GOD’s word.
if you read the rest
of that chapter mary writes a song to GOD to praise GOD. when you read that you know that this woman
knew the old testament. she quotes it
extensively in her song even referring to the song of hanna an old testament
song. this woman knew theology. she knew the bible. she was intimately acquainted with the old
testament and shared what GOD had done to her.
why is it important to
read, study, memorize, meditate on the bible when you’re overwhelmed? because this book helps you sort out what’s
really important in life.
the reason we get
overwhelmed in life is because we treat everything we have to do as of equal
importance and it is not. you’ve got a
list of ten things you’ve got to do and some of them are very important, some
are not important at all. like: live for GOD; love my family and friends; buy
some new shaving cream; make the deal; clean the house. those are not of all equal importance. what happens is when you look at all that you
have to do you start thinking “i'm overwhelmed.” there are only a few things in life that
really have to be done. most of what we
do isn’t going to matter even a week from now much less an eternity. so knowing the bible helps you clarify your
values, solidify your priorities, discover what’s important and it makes life
simpler.
this is the way to get
out of an overwhelming circumstance. it
always works, you’ve just got to work it.
just a thought from
the front porch…
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