2013-03-18T10:47:45-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/overwhelmed/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-power-of-powerlessness-6831 2013-03-18T10:47:45-05:00 Right now you have the opportunity to run and wrap yourself around your Heavenly Father like a desperate child. And in that complete dependency His power takes over unobstructed by your efforts to do it. It's all God; it's none of you, because there's no more of you left to fight. And at that moment you are more powerful than you have ever been - powerless but powerful. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/unintimidated-6731 2012-10-29T09:35:30-05:00 When you size up your situation, your opposition in light of God's power, you are ready to go on offense. You don't need to play defense. Hey, maybe the enemy has demanded your surrender. Well, answer with a prayer-ignited cannon shot, "I shall never surrender! I shall never retreat!" http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/parenting-in-bite-sized-chunks-6716 2012-10-08T09:50:33-05:00 We tend to be paralyzed by guilt over the past or anxiety over the future. Why not trust the Lord to cover both of those, and you have a good day today. That's how you build a better future. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/a-cinch-by-the-inch-2788 2009-09-18T14:17:45-05:00 If you're looking at the whole trip and feeling overwhelmed, intimidated, paralyzed and afraid, don't look at the whole trip. The trip is God's problem. The big map is His concern. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2061:2&version=KJV 2009-09-03T11:00:49-05:00 The psalmist writes in Psalm 61 that when his heart is overwhelmed he will cry out to God. He asks God to lead him to a rock that is higher than himself. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/When-You-re-at-the-Edge-4322 2008-08-27T16:45:37-05:00 For you, that might be right now. You are at one of those points we all reach several times in our life -- sometimes several times in a year! You're at the edge -- financially, with a son or daughter you don't know what to do with, or maybe in your marriage. It could be you're at the edge emotionally; you're not sure how much more you can take, or your responsibilities have gotten so heavy that they're taking you to the edge.