The title pretty much sums it all up, doesn’t it?

I have been slammed with stuff to do, people to call, sermons to write, books to read, conferences to attend, sermons to listen to, people to meet, friends to hang with, family to love on, meetings to schedule, visions to cast, so on and so on and so on…

I know that my life is not much different from yours.

Life doesn’t seem to stop or slow down. There is ALWAYS JUST ONE MORE THING TO DO… I’m overwhelmed. You’re overwhelmed. We are overwhelmed.

When we get overwhelmed, we begin to panic. Panic turns to anxiety pretty quickly. Soon, fear sets in and we shut down. Scripture tells us not to be anxious about anything.

The word “ANXIETY” comes from the Latin word meaning “to choke.” Isn’t that the perfect definition of what anxiety does to your life?

It chokes your RELATIONSHIPS. It chokes your VISION. It chokes your LOVE. It chokes your FAITH.

The Spirit is described as “pneuma” or the wind. The Spirit breathes life. He provides oxygen to a soul desperate for air.

In this season of little margin and heavy lifting I have found myself returning over and over to a song by Hillsong United entitled “Take Heart” and I have found myself breathing deeply into the goodness and glory that is our Heavenly Father. Check out the lyrics:

There is a light
It burns brighter than the sun
He steals the night
And casts no shadow
There is hope
Should oceans rise and mountains fall
He never fails

So take heart
Let His love lead us through the night
Hold on to hope
And take courage again

In death by love
The fallen world was overcome
He wears the scars of our freedom
In His Name
All our fears are swept away
He never fails

All our troubles
And all our tears
God our hope
He has overcome

All our failure
And all our fear
God our love
He has overcome

All our heartache
And all our pain
God our healer
He has overcome

All our burdens
And all our shame
God our freedom
He has overcome

God our justice
God our grace
God our freedom
He has overcome

God our refuge
God our strength
God is with us
He has overcome

Do you find yourself fighting for air? Do you feel trapped by all that you have to get done?

Take Heart. He has overcome.