Feeling tired?
Devo #11
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
To tell you the truth, as I write this devotional, I am pretty darn tired. It was a long weekend, I traveled, and the winter has begun to wear me down. The working days have begun to drag as winter seems to linger, and linger, and linger. Don't get me wrong, I actually enjoy wintertime, but after a while it gets harder and harder to fight the strong urge to just hole up and hibernate. There have been plenty of times lately where I’ve felt as if my metaphorical “energy tap” has run dry, and I drag my wagon from place to place with little to none of my usual verve. However, as I’ve written about in the past, this is no way for me to glorify God in my work and in my life. So, in the moments where I truly feel exhausted, closing my eyes and praying for strength, the Lord’s help, has helped immensely. When I pray for help, for the strength to carry on through my day, God always pulls through! It’s not always immediate, but soon after I pray, I feel more alive. A slight spring bubbles up, and suddenly my well isn’t so dry anymore. It’s these moments that seem so small to us where, if we allow him to be a part of our little daily struggles such as these, He can work miracles! (And hey, look at that, I wrote the devotional, even when I’d thought I was too tired! Thank you, God, for your strength!)
Amen!