I do not know about you, but I have found myself feeling exhausted and tired both mentally and emotionally.
Monday morning rolls around and I am having a hard time feeling motivated lately.
And my Sabbath days set aside for rest are becoming not enough for my wearied soul.
We have definitely been living under unusual stresses for a great length of time and many are undoubtedly asking the Lord when will things return as they were.
The Lord has allowed our nation, our world, to step into a time where we are compelled to look to Him for strength, for understanding, and for a sense of stability.
And the enemy has taken great advantage of our different sorrows. He continues to rub salt in our wounds and taunt us to no end.
However, we need to remember the victory that Jesus our Lord has already won for us. And we need to see how we are not alone, nor have we ever been, as the waves of turmoil and confusion crash down on our heads.
It has always been my experience that when I feel pressed in on all sides and no solution is found in my own logic and thinking, that my God is felt the strongest and His glory shines the most in my trying circumstances.
He shows up as faithful and I feel the closest to Him.
Remember how it was when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into the fiery furnace? How in the furnace they learned of God’s faithfulness most and that they were not in those flames alone?
Jesus stands with us in the fiery trial, on the boat rocked by the largest waves, and though we feel alarmed and alone, we are not.
He becomes our strength in those times and we learn more of who He is as we are pressed to keep our eyes on Him.
We may be tired, we may be exhausted and wearied beyond what we ever imagined, but we have Jesus and He has us. And our relationship with Him can only grow more in intimacy if we choose to hold onto Him.
We gain more of Him and become more like Him, as we face each trial and difficult circumstance in our lives.
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
Praying for you, that your mini vacation will be the respite and refreshing that you need. May God strengthen your spirit, mind and body to face whatever He has for you each day.
Thank you for your prayers Judy! It was a great time away and I do feel refreshed!