Overwhelmed, Overlooked, and Overjoyed...

Today has been a whirl wind of emotions. Seriously. I have been that girl that truly has gone through every mood today, and honestly I really don't like it. My day can seriously be summed up in three words:

Overwhelmed, overlooked, and overjoyed.

Overwhelmed.
I cannot helped but be overwhelmed by life right now. I am finding it harder and harder to concentrate on school as I am so deeply wanting to be near my family. I know it sounds crazy, but the fact that they aren't here has made my life incredibly hard lately.

I have so many obligations and things that I want to do that I am finding it hard to really concentrate on what needs to be done to keep my healthy and on track. I really feel like just being done with school. I am so overwhelmed that I really want to just move home with my mommy and daddy and never come back.

Sounds silly, I know. But it's how I have felt the past few weeks. I really don't know what to do...

Overlooked. 
Have you ever felt like no one really knows your there? Even those that are closest to you? Yeah, I'm there right now. I feel forgotten and lost. I feel as though the ones who are supposed to care about me are quickly just passing me over. I am alone. I am trying so hard to remember that people are busy, but it seems as though I am just standing still while everyone is moving on.

Not only that, but I feel as if people don't see me as me. I have had numerous comments made to me in the past few days that make me feel so insignificant and as if I don't know how to take care of myself. I have been living on my own for almost a year and paying my own rent. I can handle myself. I need friends supporting me, not being more parents when I already have the best of parents at home.



But in the midst of all this comes my feelings of being
Overjoyed. 

God is faithful. I have seen God work in so many ways time and time again. He never fails. God  is the constant that I have to hold onto. No matter what is going on in my life that is stressful or overwhelming, I know that God understands and above all HE CARES.

It says in Romans:

"In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us" Romans 8:37

 In all these things. In the stress. In the calm. In the times of trial. In the moments of sorrow. In the moments of joy. 

In all these things. WE are more than conquerors. 

I read this today and was completely overjoyed. No matter what I am going through, there is someone greater who understands and has given me the ability to overcome. I am overjoyed knowing that I am so dearly loved. No matter what. This constant love is so great and is sustaining above all things. It says in Psalm 94:19 "When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy." How true is that?? In my greatest moments of anxiety, His words brought me joy. His presence brought me comfort. His love sustains me. 

Find joy in this in your moments of being overwhelmed and overlooked, and you too can be overjoyed.