I feel overwhelmed, and then I make some progress on my to-do list. I finally reach the place where life feels manageable. I take a deep breath and then...
One More Thing.
Just this week I was knocking out dreaded items on my list, and really feeling rather pleased with myself. I had checked off several honey-dos with my wife out of town. (Score!) Then I got up to fix some supper, and as I open the freezer, the door handle just falls off. Yes, it's broken. It's One More Thing.
Life can be overwhelming for everyone. Some days we feel like all we do is put out fires and deal with the needs of other people. It's a challenge. Often you end the day feeling like you have not done enough. There are unfinished projects and open loops. You don't know how it can all get done.
After prayer and worry and strategizing, you finally feel like there is a way. You can picture the resolution. And then One More Thing. Something breaks, you get that phone call, the thing was done is now undone, that person really needs help right now.
I have found this to be a pattern in my life. I am beginning to wonder if this is where God wants me. He wants me to be at the place where I must depend on him. When I feel like life is smooth sailing because I'm clever enough to work it out, that makes me proud of my self, and not in a good way. But with the unexpected coming at me, I constantly have to ask for God's wisdom and power. He keeps me humble. But I also worry, stew, and fret.
I want to get to a new place. I want to stop the worrying and fretting, not because I have it all under control, but because Jesus has it all under control. There will always be One More Thing. But I can trust Jesus to see me through it. Yes I have to deal with it. But I can do it in his power.
There will probably always be One More Thing until I'm fully resting and working in the Lord's love. Then One More Thing will feel like an opportunity for Jesus to show his love and power. Yeah, I'm not there yet.
