How to get close to God again (even when we’re busy and overwhelmed)

We’re more overwhelmed than ever, and our anxiety sabotages our spiritual peace.

That anxiety creates all kinds of different bottlenecks and idols in our lives — things that hold us back from experiencing the fullness of God.

Knowledge is usually mine.

When I’m anxious, discontent, not at peace, unsatisfied — I tend to look for books and articles that will give me insight and clarity. I look for peace in knowledge.

Sometimes I think, “oh, if I can just read an entire A.W. Tozer book that will give me peace”. Or, “maybe if I study some systematic theology volume I’ll be spiritually mature enough to be at peace more often”.

Or if I do a study of Romans. Or a study of this, or that…

My idolatry of knowledge can be so engulfing that I spent a good deal of time this week just researching how to learn faster — looking into book summary subscriptions, quote sites, and more.

So many Christians are in the same hamster wheel — reading more and doing more, but feeling more empty. We scour books and blog articles and…