June 3, 2022
Weariness may be knocking on your door, but don’t open up that door. Don’t verbalize it. Don’t give it life by speaking it and thinking it. Instead …
Take hold of God’s strength.
Today you may be dealing with battle fatigue. It’s taking longer than you thought. You’re tired of fighting, and you don’t think you can go on.
Today you may be dealing with battle fatigue. It’s taking longer than you thought. You’re tired of fighting, and you don’t think you can go on.
If that’s you, Jesus wants to say these words directly to you today. He says, “Come to Me when you’re weary, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
You don’t have to do it on your own.
The Bible says, “If you wait upon the Lord, He will renew your strength. You will mount up with wings like an eagle. You will run and not be weary, you will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)
To “wait upon the Lord” doesn’t mean to sit back passively, lay around feeling helpless, saying, “Okay, God, I give up. I quit.”
Those who “wait upon the Lord” are described in one version as “those who look for God’s goodness, who expect God’s favor, who long for God’s blessing.” Waiting is supposed to be active. Take hold of God’s strength. Say: “Lord, thank You that You’re turning this situation around. Thank You that You’re bigger than my problems. Thank You that You’re stronger than my cancer.”
Listen to me! It starts in your mind. You won’t soar like an eagle if you’re negative in your thinking. You won’t run and not be weary if you’re focused on your problems and thinking how impossible it is. What causes your strength to be renewed is when you live in expectation. It’s when you know God is in control and God is at work in your life.