Are You Overwhelmed? - by Flora Jackson Sawyer

“He sent from above, He drew me out of many waters ....” (Psalm 18: 16 KJV)

Beginning a new day always has its hopeful element. It's like starting a new year–we try to forget what has gone before and reach forth to that which lays ahead. But, sometimes, we don't forget what's behind. We hold onto the weight of what's gone before. We drag it into the new day and start struggling forward as if in slow motion through water. It seems like something is pulling on us and holding us back, even dragging us under at times.How wonderful is God's insight into our lives, and the metaphors He uses so apropos. “He drew me out of many waters ...”He looks down at us and sees us swimming more like a hippopotamus, unable to do more than plop into the water for a bath, than a sleek, shiny swordfish out to conquer its meal.

“He delivered me from my strong enemy (Satan) and from them which hated me, for they were too strong for me. They prevented me in the day of my calamity; but the Lord was my stay. He brought me forth into a large place: He delivered me because He delighted in me.” Psalm 18:17-19

Can you believe it? He delights in YOU! He will make today count. So stop struggling with what's holding you back and “preventing” you. Talk with Him who loves you. Confess your total inability to help yourself. Reach out your hand in faith to Him who is able to save you from a worthless day, just as He can save you from a worthless life.

Flora Jackson Sawyer lives in Warren, Maine. Contact