Overwhelmed By Life? 12 Bible Verses For Strength And Victory

Are you overwhelmed by life? Is your health declining? This post keeps it real on autoimmune issues and being overwhelmed by life and answering honestly instead of with stereotypical answers. When you have multiple autoimmune disorders it can be difficult to remain strong in your faith, right? Times such as this are when it’s crucial to trust the Lord and know God has a plan in all things.

Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you, He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. Psalm 55:22

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Are You Overwhelmed By Life? What You Can Do For Strength

To summarize: I’m bearing my heart and soul in this blog post because life is overwhelming right now! All my imperfections, doubts, and fears are pouring out from my heart straight into this article.

First of all, forgive me for being so emotional and raw. But it’s real and honest, which is what I want to do. I hope it helps you in some way with the struggles you may deal with.

First, I will share “why” I’m overwhelmed by life, then share Bible verses about who and where our source of strength comes from.

Secondly, I want to ask a question, and I Pray that I am NOT the ONLY one willing to admit this! Do you have circumstances in your life right now that have overwhelmed you to the point that you have become weary?

I’m talking about being weary deep down in your soul. It happens to me, and if you’re honest, it happens to you, too.

As Christians, we don’t want to admit this because we have prideful hearts. Most importantly, we don’t want to be seen as weak or needy or think others think we aren’t trusting God first and foremost.

As hard as I try to stay positive, I’ve been feeling crushed lately by the weight of my health issues more than ever! I feel as if I am disappointing God and letting him down and that’s the most troublesome thing for me in this whole thing. I don’t like that feeling!

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Trust the Lord will give you Strength

See Friends, I had a biopsy scheduled a few weeks ago, and I was prepared physically, mentally, and spiritually. The doctor walks in, introduces himself, and proceeds to say I’m afraid I have bad news for you.

Your biopsy can NOT be done today. He said I can’t treat it at all, and I believe it’s a carcinoma of some kind! I thought I would finally get some answers and left the doctor’s office in tears and defeat! Needless to say, I was shattered!

After feeling sorry for myself for a short while, I dusted myself off, put on my big girl panties, and said, “OK, Lord, your will not mine be done; it’s in your hands.”

The issue with my foot has been ongoing for 18 months now. Eighteen months of painful treatments, just so you understand my discouragement!

I got a call from the next referral and went to that appointment, ready to end this and be done with it. I’ve talked about trusting and being patient with God’s timing, but it can be incredibly hard sometimes.

Remember, God has a plan for your life

I’m happy to report my biopsy did get done this past Monday. The Doctor stated he thought it was cancer. Squamous Cell Carcinoma. He told me after that many months of treatment, I should have seen some kind of improvement!

Y’all, there wasn’t any. This place has grown larger and harder as time has gone by. I was like, THANK YOU, JESUS! Finally gonna get the ball rolling, so to speak.

How do you react when the answer is not what they thought? Talking about becoming more overwhelmed by life than ever before!

I work at an Oncology office, and I know what the dreaded C word means and what it does to your body. I definitely did NOT want it to be that at all, but I thought to myself, Angie, God’s Got This, and he will see you through regardless of the outcome.

The next day, I got a phone call from Wonderful News. It was NOT Cancer, as they thought. I was extremely grateful.

You’re probably asking yourself right now, “Then what is your problem, Angie?” You know what I’m asking myself that very question.

Is it possible to be both grateful and disappointed at the same time? See, now I’m back at square one. I was led to believe that regardless of the biopsy results, they were cutting it out.

Or so I thought!

The results verified it was not Cancer-related as they thought. However, they are afraid to cut it out now.

The following are the reasons I was given which have made me so overwhelmed by life.

1. Excessive scar tissue
2. High risk for infection
3. No way to repair the damage
4. Can grow back
5. Too risky due to my Autoimmune System

My Autoimmune Disorders do NOT allow my body to heal like a normal person. It’s not cancer…now what? I’m thankful for that, but leaving it in is not what I wanted to hear at all.

Does that sound as ungrateful to you as it does to me? Can you imagine how my world fell apart? The weight of it all crushed in on me. Now, they tell me that there aren’t many options left

I was like, what?

You can’t leave it there to continue to grow, so please do something! Try walking with a rock attached to the bottom of your foot, and see how you like it!

I promise you I didn’t speak those words to the Dr but I said them just the same in my heart!

For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Matthew 12:34

God Is My Refuge And Strength

I am so ashamed of my thoughts and attitude. God is my refuge and strength, but sometimes, this is HARD.

Don’t Listen to Satan’s Lies

I only have the following three options left to try:

1. Paring the lesion down and treating it with further liquid nitrogen.
2. Using a clinical trial compound called WartPeel. 
3. More Injections but instead of Bleomycin Chemotherapy, they want to use the MMR Vaccine.

Needless to say, I stewed on their words! I let them fester. Can you guess what happened next, Friends? Satan, the liar and deceiver he is, started attacking my mind with all kinds of negativity!

You Are___?

• A leper no one wants to touch!
• Too much trouble and should just give up!
• A Freakazoid!
• God could Heal you! Why do you think he isn’t?

Represent Jesus Well

Not long after this, my boss asked me if I had heard about my results yet. I was like, “Yes, AND WHAT A JOKE,” and proceeded to tell her all that transpired.

To be completely honest, Friends, as bad as I hate to admit this to you, I did NOT handle the situation with a Christian-like attitude at all.

I embarrassed myself but most of all I didn’t represent God very well at all! She understood my frustration, but that wasn’t the point. I let myself down and even worse I disappointed God by letting Satan get in my head.

I started shouting Joy in ALL circumstances! The Devil lies to us and wants to keep us feeling defeated!

I’m writing this down for myself, too. When I start to feel sorry for myself, I may need to go back and read my post about trusting God in the midst of it all.

Bible Verses about Strength

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. Psalm 28:7

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. John 14:1

The steps of a man are established by the LORD when he delights in his way. Psalm 37:23

From the end of the earth I will cry to You When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 61:2

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Then You knew my path. In the way in which I walk, they have secretly set a snare for me. Psalm 142:3

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. Isaiah 40:28

But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; shall run and not be weary; shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31

There is none Holy like the LORD: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. For there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God. I Samuel 2:2

Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. Psalm 37:5

Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Ephesians 6:10

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Gain Strength And Victory In The End

Remember this above all else, sweet friend: when we are overwhelmed by life, and we find ourselves in a depressed, weak, dark place, God will be the rock we can cling to!

No matter how much you mess up, God will ALWAYS love you, regardless of your Imperfections. Isn’t that amazing to know that God loves us, even in the middle of our mess?

Your Turn

What do you do when you become overwhelmed by life? What situations are you coping with? What have you tried that helps take your mind off of your circumstances?

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