Overwhelmed

With school having started back up a week and a half ago, I find myself feeling very overwhelmed.  Besides school, I have a practicum that requires 54 hours in a classroom this semester, a part time job, and church activities.  Maybe that doesn't sound like much, but trying to find time to keep up on homework, maintain relationships, and have time for a social life is proving to be a challenge.  I am not sharing all of this to complain about how hard my life is, but because I have learned something through the struggle.

I am not relying on God nearly enough.  Here are a few verses that have convicted me of this truth:

Philippians 4:5-7 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone.  The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

2 Corinthians 4:17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.

1 Peter 5:7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

These verses make it very clear that God cares about me and is going to take care of me.  When I worry, I am essentially believing the lie that God is not enough.  God is enough!  He is big enough, strong enough, and loving enough to take care of me no matter how overwhelmed I feel or what I am going through.  When I trust in Him, He will bring me a sense of peace that I can't even begin to fathom!  What a blessing to experience peace in a time of chaos!  I may feel overwhelmed now, but God is preparing me for something much bigger than my worries.  Give it to God!  You will be glad you did :)