Is anyone tired? I know I am! I can get so tired with all the things that go on everyday, sometimes I wish I could just put the world on pause while I catch up on some much needed rest. Our lives can get so busy sometimes that we lose focus on what is truly important and what isn't. But no matter what we are doing God should be the center focus of our lives, we should strive to bring honor to his name in all that we do. (1 Corinthians 10:31)
There are times that it feels as if you are carrying around a weight that seems to drag you down and make you more tired. It can begin to feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Jesus says in Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." He also says in Isaiah 40:29-31 "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Our strength can be renewed if we do only two things!!!
1. Go to God.
When we are feeling tired and weighted down if we will only go to God he will give us the rest we need. He calls all those who are weary and heavy laden to come to him, and he will do the rest!
2. Put our Hope in him.
God wants us to trust in him. He wants us to believe that he will provide even when it doesn't look good. He wants us to put our hope in him. When we do this he gives us strength, we begin to see things from his point of view, and things that were once stressing us out become small and insignificant. He will renew our strength if we will only trust in him.
Whenever I get tired I quote these scriptures and believe in the promise that God has given me. Even when we become tired we need to do our best to glorify our creator. So let's start by going to God with our burdens and placing our hope in him!
Dear God,
Help us to rely on your strength and not our own. Help us to remember to take our burdens and weariness to you, so that you can renew our strength.
Amen
