Encouragement Sure to Get you Out of Your Funk

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With all the chaos going on around us and with our never-ending to-do lists, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Quite truthfully, it’s got me in a funk. There’s SO much to do, but I don’t have the time or energy to do it all.

Even though my goal here has always been to encourage wives and moms when they feel lost in the chaos around them, right now I’m the one who feels completely lost in it. I’ve been up-tight and on edge the past several days, and like you, I have a gazillion things should be doing.  My to-do list is growing like crazy, and I’ve started to feel more than a little overwhelmed.

Be Anxious for Nothing

In the midst of all that crazy, Philippians 4:6 keeps running through my mind:

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”

A while back, I did a devotion on my Bible app called 15 Days in the Word with John Piper. Day 13’s title is this:  “Let Jesus argue with your soul about being anxious.” Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:25-34 not to be anxious, and he explains why we shouldn’t. 

If you are feeling overwhelmed in the craziness or messiness of life, take deep breath, a step back, and remind yourself that God is in control, and that being anxious or worried isn’t helping one bit.  

Because I myself could use some encouragement today, I chose to link to some really amazingly uplifting articles by fellow Christian bloggers.

Encouragement for Moms

As moms, we often find ourselves in a funk (at least I do). I’m sure it’s partly hormone related, but mostly, it’s that all that motherhood entails–though amazingly blessed–is just hard. Raising kids, managing a home, supporting our husbands. It’s all full-time work, and it’s easy to become discouraged. Yet, we feel guilty for being discouraged and frustrated.

• You Don’t Have to Enjoy Every Moment of Motherhood to Be a Good Mom
• 6 Ways to Overcome When Being a Mom is Hard
• When Everything You Give is Just Not Enough
• 11 Encouraging Bible Verses for Moms
• Look to Jesus: How Christian Moms Can Keep Their Eyes on Christ
• Stop Expecting So Much and Give Yourself Grace
• And Open Letter to My Children About My Failure
• Encouragement for a New Mama
• Can You Believe You’re Right Where God Wants You?
• A Word of Hope for Weary Moms
• Are You Desperate for a Break in the Chaos of Motherhood?
• How I Finally Gave Myself Grace as an Overwhelmed Stay-at-Home Mom

“No, you don’t have to enjoy the screaming and crying and fit throwing. Or the sleepless nights. And you don’t have to enjoy the days and weeks and years of feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. Or having someone constantly cling to you and demand more and more when you long for just a few minutes by yourself.” ~ Kay, Heart to Heart Homeschooling

Encouragement for When Life is Hard

Sometimes life is just hard. Circumstances arise that you never wanted to face. You feel like you will never get past the hard and the pain.

• The One Secret You Need To Know For Perfect Peace In Any Storm
• When Closed Doors Break Your Heart
• Solace In the Psalms | A Place of Peace
• Why God Allows Bad Things to Happen
• Wading the Waves Facing Life’s Hardships
• Do We Need to Do More Than Count Our Blessings?
• How to Not Feel So Alone When You Are Lonely

Encouragement for When God Seems Distant

For me at times, God doesn’t feel within my reach. I feel dry and drained spiritually, and it feels like no matter what I do the dryness and distance doesn’t change. Does God seem distant? Remember; He’s right there even when you can’t feel Him.

• Spiritually Bored and Stagnant? {My #1 Proven Way to Revive Your Bible Study and Reignite Your Faith}
• God Answers Prayers
• 7 Ways Out of a Spiritual Slump
• Dry Spells and Distractions
• How I Pinpointed and Matured in My Faith
• What to Do When Your Spiritual Life Seems Dry

Encouragement for When You Feel Like You Don’t Measure Up

Do you ever feel like you are less than? Inadequate? Inferior? Of course, you aren’t any of those things, but often times in our discouragement we feel like we can’t measure up.

• Believe It or Not, You Can Do This!
• When You Feel Like You Don’t Measure Up – You Are More Than Enough
• I Can’t…I’m Not Enough
• Pursuing You.
• What I See When I Look in the Mirror
• Instant Potatoes Gone Wrong | Claiming God’s Truth in the Mess
• Why I’ll Never Care About Being Perfect Again
• Eve’s Creation: What’s Great About Being a Woman
• Strengthen Your Wings, But Rest in the Lord
• From Discontentment to Meaning: Identifying Themes in Your Life Worth Living For
• Alone in a Crowded Room — Purposeful Steps When Struggling with Loneliness 
• How to Forgive Yourself

Encouragement for When You Feel Overwhelmed

Sometimes in life, it’s not one big hard thing that causes discouragement, but a hundred little things overwhelming us. The baby’s not sleeping and neither are you, every appliance in your kitchen is on the fritz, and all your kids need a new pair of shoes!

• The Perfect Guide to Help When Your Life is Overwhelming and Unbalanced
• 5 Uplifting Christian Music Playlists When Life Is Crazy
• His Eye is on the Sparrow, So Know He Watches You
• How to Trust Despite the Storm
• Hope Renewed: A Playlist of Hope
• More Valued than the Sparrow: God Cares for You
• Learn From Me!
• Renew Yourself this Easter

Encouragement for When You Feel Anxious and Afraid

Fear. Worry. Anxiety. Most of us are familiar at least somewhat with all of these feelings. It’s not God’s will for us to live in fear, worry, or anxiety. But how can we overcome it?

• 68 Bible Verses on Fear and Action Steps to Overcome It
  
• 3 Ways You Can Live Free From Worry
  
• Open Letter to Cancer | Hope Even in the Face of Fear
• If These Walls Could Talk
• You Must Become Captivated to be Set Free
• Making Friends With Monsters
• 5 Important Reasons Why You Should Not Worry
• How to Deal With Anxiety

My prayer is that you found encouragement today as you clicked through and read the titles that related to your current situation. I know that I sure feel better knowing others have been there, done that, and they lived to tell their stories!

My desire is that we can continue to encourage one another when life gets all wonky and throws us for a loop! Be encouraged today, friend!