There is a quiet danger spreading through lives right now, and it doesn’t look like rebellion. It looks like overcrowding.
We don’t run from pain anymore.
We bury it.
We stack noise on top of it.
We fill every inch of space so it can’t breathe or speak.
We pour drinks.
We scroll.
We shop.
We stay busy.
We keep something playing in the background at all times.
We call it coping.
We call it normal.
We call it survival.
But the truth is… many aren’t living.
They’re avoiding.
When silence shows up, discomfort follows. And when discomfort follows, we reach for whatever will make it go away fast. Not healing it at all. We just want it gone.
Scripture warned us this would happen.
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. - Luke 21:34
That word overcharged means weighed down, crowded to the point of numbness. It means a heart so full of excess, distraction, and worry that it loses sensitivity.
And do you see what Jesus connects it to? Not just drunkenness, but the cares of this life.
The endless demands.
The constant stimulation and noise.
The pressure to stay occupied.
The mental load that never rests.
Worry disguised as productivity.
Anxiety masked as busyness.
And when those cares pile up, they don’t just exhaust us, they crowd out discernment. We manage schedules but neglect our souls. We stay busy surviving life and slowly stop watching our hearts.
Spiritual alertness fades without us even realizing.
This is why Jesus warned us. Not because life itself is sinful, but because life, when overfilled and under-surrendered, quietly weighs a heart down until it no longer recognizes what God is doing.
This isn’t about alcohol alone. Or drugs alone. Or busyness alone. It’s about anything that keeps us from being present enough to be honest before God. The enemy doesn’t need to destroy a soul if he can simply keep it occupied. If your life is loud enough, you won’t notice that something is missing.
And something is missing.
Many are drowning in stimulation while starving spiritually. Surrounded by activity but untouched by transformation. We mistake full calendars for full productive lives. But a life can be overflowing and still empty.
Jesus never competed with noise. He withdrew from it. He went into quiet places because that’s where truth surfaces. That’s where hearts are revealed. That’s where healing begins. He doesn’t shout over chaos. He waits for room.
Overcrowding is dangerous because it numbs conviction. When we are constantly distracted, the gentle tug of the Holy Ghost feels like an inconvenience instead of mercy. We push it away. We say “later.” We say “not now.” And slowly......our sensitivity dulls.
This is how people wake up years later unsure how they got so far from God.
Deliverance doesn’t start with willpower. It starts with willingness. Willingness to sit still long enough to feel what you’ve been avoiding. Willingness to ask God to search the places you’ve kept busy on purpose.
“Search me, O God, and know my heart…”
That prayer is terrifying when we’ve built our lives to avoid stillness. But it’s also very liberating. Because God does not expose to shame. He exposes to heal...or as I always say "reveal to heal".
Freedom is found when we stop filling every gap and start inviting God into them. When we choose quiet over constant input. When we let tears come instead of choking them down. When we let the Holy Ghost do the slow, tender work of restoration.
Jesus didn’t say, “Come to Me when you’ve fixed yourself.” He said, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy laden.”
Overcrowded souls are weary souls. And rest isn’t weakness. It’s obedience.
This is a warning, yes. But it’s a loving one.
If you feel exposed by this, it’s not condemnation. It’s an invitation. God isn’t asking you to empty your life.
He’s asking you to make room.
Room for truth.
Room for healing.
Room for HIM.
Don’t let noise steal what silence was meant to heal.
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