Surrender

Ever have one of those weeks where life is like “hey, you look like you want some more, SO HERE ARE ALL THE THINGS. ENJOY.”

This week was one of those.

I’ve never experienced a combination of physical, academic, spiritual, and emotional exhaustion like I have in the past six days.

A few days ago I told myself, “It’s ok. I can do this.”

Riiiiiight.

You know that saying that goes something like “God never gives you more than you can handle”?

Well, it’s false. And He has made it loud and clear this week that I have been attempting to handle everything on my own for a while. Because I bought the lie that I can do it. Me, myself, and I. Alone. Because I know how it'll turn out if I'm in charge! 

So this week, He let everything come at me like a million little arrows. Because if there were only one arrow, I’d step past it.

But the Lord knows what it takes to make my knees hit the ground: an inundation of things I cannot handle.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 

If God never gave us more than we could handle, why would we need Him? For what reason would Jesus have come?

The moment we decide we can do it all on our own is the moment we deny His strength, His power. And we get more stressed, more overwhelmed, more drained...

But the moment we give Him what we can’t handle, He gives

Rest.

Hope.

Peace.

Grace.

Restoration.

Righteousness.

Comfort.

Sustenance.

A hiding place.

Deliverance.

Here's some more food for thought:

Deuteronomy 33:27 

Psalm 23:3-4 

Psalm 32:7-8

Psalm 46:1-3

Psalm 55:22 

Psalm 61:2

Psalm 94:22

Isaiah 26:3

Isaiah 40:28

Isaiah 41:13  

Matthew 11:28-30

Ephesians 6:10-20

Philippians 4:6-7 

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17