Two Little Words to Utter as You Grow Weary

Sometimes weariness builds over a long day or string of days. Sometimes weariness hits quickly, coming unexpectedly. 

The only thing certain is that it will come.

We All Grow Weary

We will all have moments we aren’t certain we can get through. Hours or days or months that drag us down like a ton of bricks.

Why? Because we all walk this world of brokenness, in bodies destined to return to dust. And we all hold something or someone dear. And that something or someone will let us down, tear us apart, break, or disappear.  

An elderly parent in need of care. The death of a loved one. A child with disabilities. The loss of a job. A fire-razed home. A scary diagnosis. A hurting teen. 

No one has a monopoly on suffering. We all face (or will face) something we’d rather not. 

And it can zap every ounce of strength we have. 

Two Little Words of Strength

Not long ago, I was there … again.  

I was more than a little wore out raising a daughter who will always be a “little girl.” Weary of endless days of pull-ups, bathing and dressing her, and “considering” her future. 

It’s not easy, this journey we’re called to walk. 

But as I looked deep into the sparkling eyes of my trusting, brown-eyed beauty and uttered the words I’ve said many times through the years, “Help, Lord,” I felt a strength that was absent just a few seconds before. 

I knew a deep assurance that I could do this. Not on my own, but I could carry this heavy load by the endless reservoir of God.

Help, Lord! It’s not magic; it’s Divine. It’s all about where one chooses to focus.

Get hypnotized by your circumstances and know discouragement and weariness; turn your gaze to the Lord and know His power.

Focus on your circumstances & know discouragement & weariness; turn your gaze to God & know His power. Share on X

I don’t know what load is yours to bear, but God is the answer to carrying it. Our heartache, our pain, our loss, our dreams. He’s our strength when we are weak. He offers us shade when we are scorched and leads us to a fountain in the middle of the desert.

The Father bids us, “Come!” and then carries us when we can’t take one more step.

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So my weary friend, don’t isolate yourself in the desert. Don’t try to travel this rocky road alone. 

Utter those two little words that make all the difference. Help, Lord!

Refocus on the Lord. Open your heart to receive His well-spring of bountiful strength.

Let God renew and refresh your parched soul. 

Reflection: Are you finding yourself growing weary as you become hypnotized by your circumstances? Do you need to tear your gaze away from your troubles and refocus on the source of endless strength? 

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