Weary with Work

April 14th, 2008

I am exhausted.  Weary. Emotionally. Physically. I am fighting for my time with God and straining to keep my eyes on Him thru meditation, prayer, a soft heart to listen to His voice. 

Weariness sets in and the temptation with it is to lose heart.  

Hebrews 12: 1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Do I see Jesus thru my weariness? God tells me in this verse to consider Jesus who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that I will not grow weary and lose heart. 

If I fix my eyes on Jesus, my heart is able. My heart is able to give, love, focus, and worship.

In my distraction- my heart loses focus. My vision is blurry. Fixing my eyes on Jesus makes me see 20/20. And everything lines up.

Jesus is the only hope for the weary, for my weariness.

Isaiah 40:31 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.

 


One Response to “Weary with Work”

  1. Jenna on April 14, 2008 7:59 pm

    huge encouragement for me today. i also am weary. i have been trying to fix my eyes on Jesus and find it so difficult. what am i not letting go of? i cannot say. thank you for these words today.

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