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uote id="b3e1"><p>And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. (1 Peter 5:10, NIV)</p></blockquote><p id="9997">Will I ever catch up? Will I ever get everything checked off my list?</p><p id="8e34">I don’t know. I’m not going to worry about it. I’m standing strong, firm, and steadfast in faith.</p><p id="ba4b" type="7">God loves me and He will manage my list.</p><p id="f1e5">Let Him manage yours.</p><figure id="97e8"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*Xk54Cy5NP7_bbwQ38HfF7w.jpeg"><figcaption>Graphic by Jacquelyn Lynn</figcaption></figure><p id="36f3">This article was originally published on my site at <a href="https://createteachinspire.com/">CreateTeachInspire.com</a>. You can reach me there or email me at [email protected].</p><p id="cc75">You might also enjoy …</p><div id="b903" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-find-joy-in-these-frightening-times-432158e30220"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Find Joy in These Frightening Times</h2> <div><h3>It’s easy to be overwhelmed by fear but you don’t have to be</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*_7cwArzISyFb7vLJ3uUs6A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="dfab" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/get-results-take-control-of-your-life-now-fe24a23e0052"> <div> <div> <h2>Get Results: Take Control of Your

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Life Now</h2> <div><h3>If your life is out of control, try applying the highest and best use philosophy to your time</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*5TtBzxBbET4XLtNLL7K9eQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="0583">Here’s a little more about me:</p><div id="439d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/i-couldnt-be-an-elephant-so-i-became-a-writer-d54048740b51"> <div> <div> <h2>I Couldn’t be an Elephant, so I Became a Writer</h2> <div><h3>When you love what you do, it’s still work — but it’s awesome work!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*sY4FpBF5g1dnlvg2zITdbw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="8c83">I’d love to connect with you! May I send a brief inspirational message every Saturday morning?</p><figure id="ea2c"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*AbEexoQxUV2vVk2C.jpeg"><figcaption>Photos by Jerry D. Clement; text added by Jacquelyn Lynn</figcaption></figure><p id="a7a4">Visit <a href="https://createteachinspire.com/saturday"><b>CreateTeachInspire.com/saturday</b></a> to receive messages like the ones above.</p><figure id="6660"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*b-N7OvtSD1vuULvYFOJ0Og.jpeg"><figcaption>Encouraging, empowering, and entertaining. In Christ.</figcaption></figure></article></body>

Finding Comfort in a To-Do List That Doesn’t End

Can we ever get everything done?

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Lately, I’ve been wondering if I’ll ever catch up

No matter how much I do or don’t do, at the end of each day, there’s always a long list of things that I have to transfer to the next day — or maybe the next week.

It’s frustrating. Anxiety-generating. And negatively affects my productivity.

Then this morning, my daily verse from the YouVersion Bible app was:

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. (1 Peter 5:6, NIV)

In due time.

Oh, yeah. That pesky issue of trusting God’s timing, not mine.

I opened up my Bible. The next verse in that chapter is:

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7, NIV)

I know that. But sometimes I need to be reminded.

I continued reading:

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. (1 Peter 5:8–9, NIV)

This isn’t news. The devil is alive and well. Many are suffering. Those two facts in and of themselves do not comfort me.

But this:

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. (1 Peter 5:10, NIV)

Will I ever catch up? Will I ever get everything checked off my list?

I don’t know. I’m not going to worry about it. I’m standing strong, firm, and steadfast in faith.

God loves me and He will manage my list.

Let Him manage yours.

This article was originally published on my site at CreateTeachInspire.com. You can reach me there or email me at [email protected].

How to Find Joy in These Frightening Times

It’s easy to be overwhelmed by fear but you don’t have to be

medium.com

Get Results: Take Control of Your Life Now

If your life is out of control, try applying the highest and best use philosophy to your time

medium.com

Here’s a little more about me:

I Couldn’t be an Elephant, so I Became a Writer

When you love what you do, it’s still work — but it’s awesome work!

medium.com

I’d love to connect with you! May I send a brief inspirational message every Saturday morning?

Photos by Jerry D. Clement; text added by Jacquelyn Lynn

Visit CreateTeachInspire.com/saturday to receive messages like the ones above.

Encouraging, empowering, and entertaining. In Christ.