Ever gone through a time when you felt overwhelmed and overloaded? It might have been in one particular area of your life, such as work, or in all areas of your life. It probably felt like there was too much to do, and not enough time to do it. It’s not unusual for us to go through times like this, but when we’re constantly feeling overloaded it starts impacting our attitude, health, and relationships. But we don’t have to live that way. Jesus came so that we could have a full life (have a read of John 10:10), not a life where we feel like we’re constantly spinning plates, worrying that something’s going to fall. When we’re feeling like that, here’s what we can do: 1) Pray. The Bible says: ‘Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.’ We need to be handing everything over to God and asking Him for the wisdom to evaluate what we’re doing. We need to try to understand what’s causing us to feel overloaded, and start prioritising. 2) Delegate. The Bible tells us that Paul left Titus in Crete while he went to spread the Gospel to even more people (have a read of Titus 1:5). Paul knew he couldn’t be everywhere or do everything. He needed people to continue the work he had started. If we insist on controlling and doing everything ourselves, we won’t be very productive or successful. So to avoid feeling overloaded, we need to share our problems with God, and with others. We don’t have to do everything on our own – God made us to live in community, sharing and helping each other. 

What Now?

Feeling overloaded? Stop and hand everything over to God. Ask Him to help you prioritise and delegate.