Struggling Well With Life

I am trying to get in front of it all.  And frankly, lately my efforts seem futile.  Somehow my brain is convinced that because it is summertime, that the living is supposed to be easy.  It makes a great song, but is not a reality.  Sure there are breaks, vacations, and get-aways, but the work it takes to get out of town, and then recover when you get back,makes me wonder if it is worth it.  Not to mention the wackiness of spending those times with extended family, where you can easily trade one set of pressures for others. This has been a wildly crazy full summer - at home, at church, with friends we care about, and in my own personal life.  Last weekend found me undone, as depleted as I have been in some time.  I heard a great message, got a good night sleep, and started over. I am trying to get in front of it all.  Yes, some in my own effort, but I am working on that dying to self deal, and living for God.  No doubt, God is faithful, and will meet me in this slump.  I have already felt Him realigning my heart and mind, as I pick up the Word and return to him over and over in thought and prayer. Once again, looking for Him to do for me, what I cannot do for myself.