Weariness

I received this email today from a dear friend. Some of you probably received it too. This has really spoken to my heart today as I am struggling with the pressures of daily demands on my body and my schedule. Praise God for His faithfulness to supply our needs, IF we will only take them to Him in prayer.


Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9 (niv)
THOUGHT Weariness is a part of life. Weariness is a part of ministry. Weariness is definitely something that overtakes us when we set our hearts on doing good for others. The wonderful blessing of God, however, is that he will renew us and sustain us and rekindle us. He does it through the encouraging word of a friend. He does it through his presence, the Holy Spirit in us. He does it through songs that lift our hearts. He does it through Scripture and prayer. So while our bodies and spirits may get weary, let's not let our hands fall idle. If we will serve with faithfulness, discipline, and integrity, God's grace will empower us to do what he has called us to do.

PRAYER Holy and righteous Father, as I face the challenges of life, I need your strength. Please empower me through your Spirit who lives within me. Give me the courage to continue when I am tired, discouraged, and confused. I trust that as I seek to honor you, you will bless me with the strength I need to continue as I live to bring honor to you. In Jesus' name I ask this. Amen

I can do all things through him who gives me strength ..... Philippians 4:13

Also in my daily reading today from a book, Joy for the Journey a comment by Gloria Gaither on prayer says, "Prayer is sort of like an unlocked door with a giant, red-lettered sign on it that says: 'Welcome, Feel Free to Tahke Whatever your Need.' Inside is the storehouse of all that God is. He invites us to share it all. He doens't intend for us to stay on the outside and struggle all alone with the perplexities of life, and He not only invites us to come in but to stay in, in order that his "Grace and peace be yours in fullest measure, through the knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord." (2 Pet. 1:2)
It is an ongoing process, not just an occasional religious-sounding speech we make to a bevulous divity "out there somewhere." Prayer is meant to be a part of our lives, like breathing and thinking and talking."