5 Ways to Find Jesus When We’re Drowning in May

Published at Family Christian.

The month of May feels like it arrives holding a venti blonde roast with an extra shot of espresso. Just surveying my calendar on Mondays in May launches my heart into a venti-level rhythm. I repeat, “Stay in today, Marnie. Stay in today.”

You, too? As we are faithful to show up in all the places we need to be, we are pulled and worn. And if we’re in a season of graduating and celebrating changes, navigating our Just-Get-Through-It Season also means navigating tender hearts even as we check off the boxes.

Prep for the party, take pictures, grab the gifts, and pick out the dresses and suits. Spread the mulch and weed the beds. Sit on the sidelines of all the events. Hit all the ceremonies and awards.

If May is a storm, then we’re in the weeks of ever-mounting waves.

We find our frantic selves in a boat, battling strong winds and heavy surges far from the level land we’re used to inhabiting. As the water rises, so does our adrenaline. We see Jesus over there, walking on top of the water, calling to us, but it’s hard to hear Him. These May days, we can read a devotion and snag a verse to hold onto, but without realizing it, our quiet time with Jesus can become more transactional and less transformational.

Jesus suddenly, unintentionally, feels far.

It’s just like the story we know. From their storm-rocked boat, the disciples panic while Jesus walks on top of the waves and tells them to calm down.

And then, in the middle of the pounding waves, Peter blurts, “I’ll come to you if you tell me to.”

Here we are in the middle of May’s turbulence. What if, like Peter, we decide to go to Jesus even in the waves?

Read the rest at Family Christian.

Photo credit: Family Christian