When You are Overwhelmed with Uncertainty and Injustice
Am I being too silent?
Am I saying enough?
Am I sharing enough with my kids?
Am I protecting my kids enough?
Am I raising them right?
Am I screwing them up?
Are the pandemic numbers rising?
Are cases increasing now because there is more testing?
Am I contributing to the pandemic?
Am I being too callous? Too strict?
I know it can be so overwhelming. I know I feel it too.
Lately, I have been sitting with the Lord asking for clarity and peace. Clarity and peace in my home, my community and our world. Each day He sustains me. He gives me little nuggets of hope, His Sovereignty and His Love. The beauty of this season is it’s a chance for us to pull closer to our Savior. We can’t let the world tell us what we need to do. One minute we need to go out and then the next minute we need to stay in. One minute we need to speak up and the next minute we need to be peaceful. It’s exhausting!
So this morning as I was reading and pleading with God for answers, He led me to this verse.
This verse gives me hope. I hope it gives you the same. Even with God’s help, we will not get it right 100% of the time. But I can flood my home, my soul and my community with kindness. We can model justice and act accordingly. Finally, may we humble ourselves with God.
Five Tips when you feel Overwhelmed in This Season of Injustice and Uncertainty
Find some space for your soul to recenter. Nothing helps me like a good walk with worship music playing. Take a bath or a drive, just get alone for some space.
Put strict boundaries around your social media feeds and news. Information is good and vital right now. Social media is meant to be social, not a download of everyone else’s opinions and frustrations into our brains 24 hours a day. Check in but then go live your life. Watch your scroll.
Have conversations about injustice and uncertainty around the dinner table. I believe in the power of the table. We tend to want to click and comment about all the injustice and uncertainty, but what we need is more conversation. The dinner table is a great place to start.
Find a scripture that soothes your mind and heart, like the one above. God’s word is alive. It is a tool that can help us. We just have to use it. Write it down, memorize it and share it. Don’t discount the power of God’s word.
Pray. Cover your home, your heart, your community and our world.
Lord, You are Holy, Sovereign and Powerful. We come to you with open arms and bowed heads in surrender. We admittedly do not have all the answers. We feel overwhelmed with our circumstances. Fear is running rampant through our world. We declare this is not from you. We know you are a God of hope and justice. You are full of grace and truth. God fill us with your Holy Spirit. May we be instruments for You. Give us Your Peace that surpasses all understanding. In Jesus Name, Amen
Love, B
