A Glory Story by Beth B.
Struggling Under a Heavy Workload
Some time ago at work we were short staffed and my workload was extremely heavy. I had thousands of unread emails and it was causing me a lot of anxiety. My kids were going to spend spring break with their Dad and grandparents so I decided I would work extra hours that week to get caught up. I worked long hours and and even through the weekend . As Sunday evening drew to a close, I still had an around a thousand unread emails and I was exhausted and defeated. I stopped, closed my eyes and prayed, I admitted to God that I was struggling under this burden and needed His help.
Fear Exposed
The Holy Spirt spoke to my heart, he showed me I was trying to do my work out of my own strength, will power and knowledge. And the way to freedom was to die to it, and delete all the emails. A sense of panic came over me as I thought about deleting them. God exposed the fears that were driving my need to get caught up. It was a fear of letting my coworkers down, having them see me as weak and not competent. I feared my boss would be upset and disappointed. I feared l would put important projects in jeopardy. I was driven by fear to work at a ridiculous pace and I realized I was walking in the flesh not the spirit.
It came down to a decision, do I fear God and trust Him for a way out, even if it makes me look week or do I fear what my coworker think more and trust my own abilities? Do I die to my need to protect my reputation and appear strong and capable or do I die to my need for those things? I chose to delete my email, it was not easy, my anxiety was off the charts as I sat at my computer and hit the delete button. I did not feel a sense of relief at all, but I knew I was being obedience to God. My boss was on vacation and in hindsight, I’m glad he was not there, I would have relied on his insight and guidance instead of turning to the Lord.
Surrendering
On Monday morning I went to work early sat at my desk and prayed… God, I can’t manage this workload I need you to carry it, I need you to make sure the important tasks get done. It was a remarkable day, God ordered my steps, he had me run into the right people at the right time, the work did not feel like a burden as God orchestrated the conversion and meeting and gave me the grace and energy I needed to do the work. The anxiety was replaced with a calmness and escalated to full blown joy by the end of the day.
My workload did not change, but I was able to work from a place of rest in Jesus, and came to a place where I trusted the Holy Spirit to guide my steps.
Pray with me… Lord thank you for your call in Matt 7:28 to come to you when I’m weary and heavily burdened and thank you for being my rest. Remind us to come to you instead of others for guidance. Lord open our eyes to see the fears, doubts and unbelief that cause us to wear ourself out on the hamper wheel of life, and die to them. Give us faith to live out Psalms 3: 5-6, to Trust in the Lord with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding; in all my ways submit to you, and you will make my paths straight. Amen.
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