Are You Weary?

Greetings!!!

Are you weary? Do you spend your life being weary? No matter how much sleep you get, do you feel tired most mornings? I do not have a solution for you. It seems like a part of our American culture to be overworked and over stressed. No matter what you do, there is always someone who is doing more, doing it better, and causing you to feel left behind and not good enough. Accomplishments-what you do, how much you make-seem to be the most important thing in life.  

Let Isaiah 40: 27-31 speak to your heart. 

Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, 

(insert your name for Jacob and Israel)

  "My way is hidden from the LORD, 

And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God"? 

Do you not know? Have you not heard? 

The everlasting God, the LORD, the creator of the ends of the earth 

Does  not become weary or tired. 

His understanding is inscrutable.

  He gives strength to the weary,

And to him who lacks might He increases power. 

Though youths grow weary and tired, 

And vigorous young men stumble badly, 

Yet those who wait for the LORD 

Will gain new strength; 

They will mount up with wings like eagles, 

They will run and not get tired, 

They will walk and not become weary.

If you do not already do this, I encourage you to take time to be in the presence of the LORD. You do not have to do anything, just be in His presence and rest in His love for you. You may come away and not feel any different, at least at first. But do not give up. Continue to spend quiet moments resting in God's presence, allowing Him to do His work in your life, letting Him strip away what needs stripped away and strengthening what is important in your life. It is not an easy process; but it will change your life...forever.

The LORD bless you with new strength as you take moments of quiet rest with Him.

I love you,

Ruth