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My poor computer!I had been adding programs to it, storing tons of information, and working on several projects, and it had gotten overloaded. Finally it sent me a clear massage, informing me that it was incapable of taking any more. If I didn't relieve it immediately, it was going to "crash".

So I got some extra disks and did some quick off-loading. I put each project on a disk og its own and trashed a lot of stuff I no longer needed. My grateful computer breathed a sigh of relief and began functioning normally again.

Sometimes my life gets to be like my computer. I pack in so much responsibility and activity and coommitment, and I carry so much unresolved emotions that I feel I can't take it anymore. The burdens and cares seems enormous. If I'm honest, I'll admit that I'm about to "crash".

When we get signals of overload--sleeplessness, irritability, and worry--it's time to do some off-loading. It's time to drop some activities and responsibilities. We may need to say no to some requests. Above all, as the psalmist suggested, we must off-load our cares on the GOD. because he has promised to help us to carry our burdens. =)