What to do when the world is caving in?

I have so many things that I am doing in my life and there seems to be no way to juggle it all. I am afraid of messing up so many things in my life and I don't want to let the people around me down. I really just feel like I am going to let one thing slip and everything else is going to go and cave in on top of it. I have so much stacked on my shoulders and I am afraid that it will affect my academics and my athletics if I don't fix it. Anyone in the same situation with any help for me. I am scared of what is happening to me and who I am becoming. I am falling away from God and I don't know what to do, especially since I live in a very small community with little Christian support. I feel so alone and I need to find my way back to a life centered around God and I need a way to keep a relationship with him because I lose sight so quick. I need help and I need away out of the trap I feel I am in.

0 members like this

Comment

You need to be a member of God Girl to add comments!

Join God Girl

Comment by Micah Mingo on October 2, 2012 at 8:38pm: I am going through the EXACT same thing right now, (and Jaime, I can sympathasize with the homework PLUS practicing piano thing), and I am beginning to feel pretty desperate. I have a breakdown an average of about once a month. It is really getting out of control. I am trying to find ways to integrate prayer into my daily life.
As for not having enough time to pray, there is no such thing. Martin Luther Kind Jr. once said something that went something like this: "I've got a lot to do today. I'd better spend 3 hours praying instead of 2." The more you pray, the more time you have. I know this may sound a little crazy, but if you allow God to control every aspect of your life he will help you to get things done faster, have more energy, and even reduce your homework load! Just a simple prayer moved a deadline for a big paper that I didn't have time to write that week, giving me a whole weekend to write it. God moved that deadline FOR ME because I prayed and because He knew I wouldn't have been able to handle it. Get up five minutes earlier to pray. Set aside 15 minutes when you get home dedicated to prayer, no matter what you have to do. These are things I try to do (and it doesn't happen every night, believe me), but even that little bit helps. Oh, and don't be afraid to drop some stuff if you really can't handle it.

Comment by Sophie Geytenbeek on October 1, 2012 at 4:59am: Hey girls, i won't pretend i know what you're going through, because i don't really, i do understand though, that you are under a lot of pressure. Try to remember that God loves you soooooooo much. I think if i were in your place, though, i would really start praying, not just for yourself, but for those around you. I realise you may not have a lot of time to spend with God, but praying really does help because God, who is in control of literally everything will listen. My pastor tends to say 'little prayer, little power, much prayer, much power.' I will pray for both of you too and i hope i've helped.

Comment by Jaime on September 30, 2012 at 7:39pm: Hey Emily,

I know exactly how you're feeling, because I am in the exact same boat. I have so much to do, not enough time to do it in, and it's ruining me. I go to school all day and then I come home and have 4-6 hours of homework every night, I have to find time to practice my violin and piano, and I'm trying to figure out want I want to do when I graduate so that I can get all the courses I need in high school. I'm completely stressed out and I don't know what to do anymore. I've been sleep deprived since school started at the beginning of September, which has caused me to become very grumpy all the time and it's affecting my relationships. I've let my relationship with God slip and have become cynical and angry towards everyone around me. And I'm scared. I don't know what to do. I'm afraid that if I let one thing go, my world will come crashing down around me. Like you, I don't have much Christian support, so I feel like I'm going through this all on my own. I know how alone I feel and I wanted to let you know that you're not the only one feeling like this. Please feel free to message me anytime.

Jaime