This morning I woke weary. I don’t plan on staying that way for long. I am praising God for His strength and renewal.
“Surely you know the truth. Surely you have heard. The Lord is the God who lives forever! He created all the faraway places on earth. He does not get tired and weary. You cannot learn all he knows. 29 He helps tired people be strong. He gives power to those without it. 30 Young men get tired and need to rest. Even young boys stumble and fall. 31 But those who trust (wait on) in the Lord will become strong again. They will be like eagles that grow new feathers. They will run and not get weak. They will walk and not get tired.” Isaiah 40:28-31 ERV
Have you ever noticed when people complain about being so tired, they become more tired? Their vision becomes introspective and they began to deplete their stores of energy and also their joy.
Nehemiah said that the “joy of the Lord is our strength”. When we find ourselves “weary” we need to change our prospective – wait on the Lord. Wait in this case doesn’t mean to delay movement but instead means to attend to the needs of, like a waiter in a restaurant.
As I attend to the Father’s needs – His need for my companionship and my worship; my time of communion in His presence – as I give myself over to “waiting” on the Lord my strength is renewed.
Thank you for the opportunity to “wait” on you today Father. Thank you for strength.