Proverbs 30:1 says, "The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out." How many of us (especially us women) occasionally (read: always) feel worn out and weary? I started a Bible study last Monday with some ladies from campus ("Brave" by Angela Thomas) and it goes through the various struggles of a woman.
This week was the study on being worn out. I didn't think it had anything to do with me. I sleep in until 8 every morning, I have barely started my job and I don't really have a whole lot going on. I have lots of down time...I'm not worn out and I'm not weary. Well, think again. It's coming. Beginning August 1, I will be working at MBTS 30 hours a week, plus Olive Garden at least 3 nights a week/end. Luke will start his job at LifeWay in the next week or so, bringing with it 20 hours of him being away from home. Our schedules will conflict, I'm sure! School is going to start shortly after that. Luke will be taking 3 classes and I am taking one (or two, I haven't decided). The weariness...yeah, it's coming. I know it and now is the perfect time for me to prepare myself. It's a great thing the weariness study is the first week, because it's going to come in handy later!
Whenever you get worn down, what do you go to? I prefer ice cream...or cake...Oreo's are good also. Exercise I also like...running gives me energy and few moments to clear my head. I'm becoming better at it and it's a confidence booster...something I'm good at, something I look forward to. It's a good thing I'm running, because that food could catch up with me! But food and exercise are only temporary fixes. We all know that...but we still look to those things for support, for encouragement, for rest.
The great thing about God is that He already knows when we're worn down, weary, stressed, frazzled...whatever you want to call it. And we can tell Him when we're weary too (see Proverbs 30:1). And the best thing? God doesn't get tired, He doesn't get stressed, you can't phase Him...HE has got it all together (something, unfortunately, we'll never have!). See Isaiah 40:28-31. "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 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." Ahhhhhhh....take a breath, relax, because God's got it all under control. He will take the next step for you when you can't bear to move those legs...He will pick you up when you fall...and when you feel as though you can't take another blow, He'll be there right beside you. If we hope in the Lord, we soar on eagle's wings. No more weariness. Matthew 11:28 also says, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Not temporary rest, eternal rest.
I write this now so that in a month or two when I'm too busy to even think, I can come back and read this. And I can remember that I'm not doing this alone. My two jobs are a blessing, Luke's job is a blessing, being able to grow in knowledge through classes on campus is a blessing (for both of us). Never a hindrance and never something to complain about. If you feel worn out and weary - place your burdens on God. He will take care of them. Hope in Him and you, you will soar like an eagle!
This week was the study on being worn out. I didn't think it had anything to do with me. I sleep in until 8 every morning, I have barely started my job and I don't really have a whole lot going on. I have lots of down time...I'm not worn out and I'm not weary. Well, think again. It's coming. Beginning August 1, I will be working at MBTS 30 hours a week, plus Olive Garden at least 3 nights a week/end. Luke will start his job at LifeWay in the next week or so, bringing with it 20 hours of him being away from home. Our schedules will conflict, I'm sure! School is going to start shortly after that. Luke will be taking 3 classes and I am taking one (or two, I haven't decided). The weariness...yeah, it's coming. I know it and now is the perfect time for me to prepare myself. It's a great thing the weariness study is the first week, because it's going to come in handy later!
Whenever you get worn down, what do you go to? I prefer ice cream...or cake...Oreo's are good also. Exercise I also like...running gives me energy and few moments to clear my head. I'm becoming better at it and it's a confidence booster...something I'm good at, something I look forward to. It's a good thing I'm running, because that food could catch up with me! But food and exercise are only temporary fixes. We all know that...but we still look to those things for support, for encouragement, for rest.
The great thing about God is that He already knows when we're worn down, weary, stressed, frazzled...whatever you want to call it. And we can tell Him when we're weary too (see Proverbs 30:1). And the best thing? God doesn't get tired, He doesn't get stressed, you can't phase Him...HE has got it all together (something, unfortunately, we'll never have!). See Isaiah 40:28-31. "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 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." Ahhhhhhh....take a breath, relax, because God's got it all under control. He will take the next step for you when you can't bear to move those legs...He will pick you up when you fall...and when you feel as though you can't take another blow, He'll be there right beside you. If we hope in the Lord, we soar on eagle's wings. No more weariness. Matthew 11:28 also says, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Not temporary rest, eternal rest.
I write this now so that in a month or two when I'm too busy to even think, I can come back and read this. And I can remember that I'm not doing this alone. My two jobs are a blessing, Luke's job is a blessing, being able to grow in knowledge through classes on campus is a blessing (for both of us). Never a hindrance and never something to complain about. If you feel worn out and weary - place your burdens on God. He will take care of them. Hope in Him and you, you will soar like an eagle!
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