The way out when overwhelmed by pressures of life...

In Him was life; 

and the life was the light of men.

John 1:4

Although every day we are crushed by so many decisions we need to make, the fact is that there are not many choices concerning to living life. We either choose to LIVE with Jesus or without Him - concerning every situation we face throughout the day. There is no in-between. 

 For you died [to this world], 

and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God. 

Colossians 3:3 (AMP)

Sometimes we may feel overwhelmed by the feeling of being imprisoned by things surrounding us. Thoughts telling us that life with God doesn´t give us choices to live the way we wanted it. BUT we need to remember 2 things: 1) living life the way we wanted never really took us anywhere profitable, it never really brought us REAL fulfillment; 2) it is not about being able to make choices, for we have ALREADY made a choice the day we decided to trust Jesus our lives! 

And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. 

1 John 4:16

Jesus is the one who gave us life, what would cause us to think that we could manage our lives better than the Author of it? Any decision made apart from Him and the awareness of his great love towards us is fated to defeat!

I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]. 
John 10:10 (AMP)

In the movie MALEFICENT, a crow is about to be killed by a hunter when Maleficent saves it by transforming it into a human being. This magic scares the hunter who flees and now, the former crow, bows down before Maleficent and promises to serve her as long as he lives - for he was (about to be) dead and she gave him life. That is called gratitude. That is what Jesus did for all humankind. Living for Him shouldn´t be a burden but an act of pure joy empowered by the acknowledgment of what Jesus did for us. We were destined to death, headed to hell, an eternal life APART from God, and now we are ALIVE and our life has just begun. 

 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 

Ephesians 2:4-5

So, whenever we feel overwhelmed by things in life, the safest and fastest way out is to gather awareness of our purpose in this world now that we were given a whole new life to live. Every act should be filled with gratitude and a strong conviction about the decision we have already made: to bring Jesus to the center of our lives! He has saved you not to ever see you drowning again! He surely knows how to lead you victoriously through every challenge in life! Simply trust Him!