As you start a new day or a new week, do you ever wonder, “How am I EVER gonna get everything done?” Or maybe you think, “There’s no way I can handle ALL of this.” Even Addison and Brooklyn get stressed and overwhelmed with their “to-do lists” sometimes. The picture shows some of their school books and a list of Addison’s classes for today. Maybe you can relate to that little word in the bottom right corner of the screen: MORE! Just when you think you might be getting caught up, life has a way of throwing even more at you. Maybe the picture of the dreaded post-it note reminds you of the many things you’ve scribbled down and still need to get done.
Life gets stressful and it can seem like we’ll never be able to handle everything, but I love how Psalm 68:19 flips all of this around: “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.” It’s more than we can handle…but it’s God’s blessings! He loads them on. If you don’t agree, take a few minutes and write down everything you have to be thankful for in the past day, past week, or past year. Your list will probably be longer than you expected, and you’ll probably keep thinking of more things for days to come!
God goes through life with us, helps us all along the way, and loves to give us more good things than we even thought possible. Look for God’s blessings all along the (often busy) road of life. It might not shrink your to-do list, but it will help you focus on the One Who’s bigger than everything you need to get done. And He loves to load on the blessings as He enables us to live for Him! We will always have everything we need to do what God wants us to get done each day.