Overwhelm
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Life can be so overwhelming sometimes
Life can be so overwhelming sometimes
Do you feel, or have you ever felt overwhelmed?
What does it mean to be overwhelmed?
What does it mean to be overwhelmed?
bury or drown beneath a huge mass.
To be dark or covered & shrouded
We can’t see or understand clearly
2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
defeat completely.
give too much of a thing to (someone); inundate
have a strong emotional effect on.
be too strong for; overpower.
This is what overwhelm looks like in Bible terms
15 and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the whole time of harvest),
According to FEMA it only takes 12” of water to float most cars & only 2’ of moving water to carry away trucks and SUV’s
It doesn’t have to be a “Deep Issue” in order to overwhelm, sometimes a situation just needs to simply be fast & intense in order to carry you away into overwhelm
Before you hit the edge of the raging river of death, you have something else to deal with.
19 “Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets to a rich pastureland, I will chase Edom from its land in an instant. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? Who is like me and who can challenge me? And what shepherd can stand against me?”
Thickets are places of dense undergrowth, tangles, lack of light, close air, & LOTS of dangers at the bank of the river.
The thicket is a place that can overwhelm you and cause you to lose your sense of direction.
What do you do when you are feeling overwhelmed - in the thicket?
What do you do when you are feeling overwhelmed - in the thicket?
Run to entertainment (video games & music)
Run to relationships
Run to substances
Run to distractions
Run to soliciting opinions on what you should do
Run FROM the problem
Run FROM the solution
EVERYBODY does this stuff, right?!
12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
12 There’s a way of life that looks harmless enough; look again—it leads straight to hell.
Not all wisdom is the wisdom you want!
15 This [superficial] wisdom is not such as comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual (animal), even devilish (demoniacal). 16 For wherever there is jealousy (envy) and contention (rivalry and selfish ambition), there will also be confusion (unrest, disharmony, rebellion) and all sorts of evil and vile practices. 17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure (undefiled); then it is peace-loving, courteous (considerate, gentle). [It is willing to] yield to reason, full of compassion and good fruits; it is wholehearted and straightforward, impartial and unfeigned (free from doubts, wavering, and insincerity).
A Better Way
A Better Way
May I show you a BETTER way???
2 From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
james 3.15-17
15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
I tried that, but when I talk to God, He doesn’t answer.
Is that the truth, or was He getting ready to answer when we decided GOD was taking too long and we decided to go find an answer somewhere else?
P.U.S.H. - Pray Until Something Happens!!!
19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
UNTIL = Don’t be in such a rush to move on!
Stay in God’s presence until something in the atmosphere, or the atmosphere of your heart changes
Seeing in the Dark
Seeing in the Dark
In dark times, How can we find a way to see in the dark???
130 The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
Sometimes, God has already given us incredible counsel, but He wrote it in a book that we have never even read.
Don’t allow your overwhelm to sweep you away from God’s presence - like a storm.
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,
We MUST stay anchored to His Presence in overwhelming times.
Just One Thing:
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
Sometimes, God has already given us incredible counsel, but He wrote it in a book that we have never even read.
In overwhelming times, RUN TO JESUS & don’t leave until something changes!!!
19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
Let Jesus overwhelm your overwhelm!!!
The word of God & (many times) our pastors are prophetic
Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions
What mythical creature do you wish actually existed?
What has been your typical response (your “go to”) when you feel overwhelmed?
Take a few moments & read and share what you learned, from this passage, about being stubborn to stay around the anointing.
If you are currently in a state of overwhelm, or when you come to another time when you are overwhelmed, what will you do differently in response to this message?