Overwhelmed

I was feeling a strange way. It was what I can best describe as being overwhelmed one day last week. I thought of this when a man asked me to pray for him about what I thought of as overwhelmed. He never used that word, he spoke of all the work he had to do. It was backing up. He was not going to lose anything if he finished late but he felt bad about it. He was going to miss other obligations in order to try to get his work done. This is not a bad thing, this is how he earns his livelihood. But he was asking for prayer.

I thought this was Holy Spirit thing and we could pray for one another. I thought I had some insight as a result of my experience. I felt God gave me empathy for him.

So now I think that when I feel a bit overwhelmed I can remember to pray for this man too. And I can add in other loved ones who I know feel stressed at times. We exist to help one another, we are not alone.

It's a good thing to remember if one feels a strange feeling like I did, that may be a call to pray for others who could be feeling the same thing. I know God wants us to intercede for others. He loves it when we do and he will answer our prayers.