Glass doors we don't see...

Here recently, I've been overwhelmed by work. Its honestly nothing new, as work seems to somehow sneak up on me and smack me in the face - similar to when a little kid runs face first into a glass door he didn't see. It seems I go through seasons where more needs to be done than at most points in time, and it never fails that I'm not prepared for it in the least bit. You'd think I'd start anticipating or planning ahead before entering these times, but I haven't done very well in that department either.

On a side note - I am the person that, as a little kid, ran full speed into a glass door.

Yeah I went everywhere in turbo speed without looking around to see my surroundings.

And I learned my lesson...very painfully.

This leads me to wonder how often I allow myself to go through life without noticing the things around me or anticipating what's to come. How often am I running full speed ahead - not looking up - and BAM! I hit the glass door that I didn't see...

Whether that glass door happens to be work or relationships or simple moments where God is leading me to be still, I wonder how often I am missing out because I'm not taking the time to look around? I wonder how many times I feel overwhelmed because I'm not realizing that Jesus has been there carrying the burden with me the whole time?

As difficult as it is for me to admit, far too often I move through life living like I am the source of my strength. Far too often, I become overwhelmed - simply because I'm running so fast that I'm not noticing God saying "Adam slow down. Lets do this together. I'm the one who makes your life possible. Come and rest in me."

I'm thankful to know that I serve a God who provided a Savior in whom I can find rest and solitude. I'm thankful for the promise that in Christ the "yoke is easy to bear, and the burden...is light." (Mathew 11:30, NLT)

I'm thankful to know that in Jesus, we have access to our Creator. Its awesome having the promise that we can come to the Father and ask anything, all because we are redeemed through Jesus.

"At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name. You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy." (John 16:23 - 24)

In my life, I'm praying that I can slow down and realize that God is going through it all with me - that he's bearing the burden when I feel overwhelmed. I'm praying that I can live like I'm alive in Him - live like I've already been redeemed.

And last, but not least, I'm praying that God gives me the vision to see the glass doors ahead of me - both literally and figuratively - before I face plant in the door and have to scrape my body off the floor!