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Is There No Rest for the Weary?

PictureIsaiah 40:29-31 (ESV) says, "He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."

Wow, those are some powerful words! They have meaning to me personally, and I hope they do for you too. For so many of us, our lives are constantly full of busy activities from school, to homework, to sports, to jobs, to friends and family, to just wanting to enjoy life. More often than not, my day to day life just feels like a cycle: wake up, exist, go to sleep. Over and over and over and over and over again. Did I mention over and over again? Exactly. A continuous cycle that never ends and never changes. Life is tiring, isn't it?


However, there is hope! Oh, sweet friends, there is so much hope. Cliché, I know, but the Bible gives us so many answers to so many problems and questions we have everyday. These three short verses have given me so much hope and joy in the past couple of weeks as I have struggled to stay sane and actually enjoy the life that I have been given. As I have started to dive into God's Word more the past couple of weeks, I have realized just how powerful the words written in it (by God, no less!) are. For weeks, I had constantly been feeling tired, stressed, and weary in every aspect of life. I began to stop feeling motivated to work on school and get ahead of my busy schedule. When I finally remembered this passage and looked it up, I realized that there really is rest and strength in our God Almighty. "He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength," says the Bible. Even when we are at our absolute lowest point, worn out and anxious, God can and will provide rest and strength. Just ask Him! It's hard, I know. Especially when it feels like God hardly hears you sometimes when you pray. But He is HERE for you everywhere you are and no matter what stage or season of life you are in. Trust me! Speaking from my own personal experiences over the past few months, I KNOW that God hears our prayers. He is always looking out for His children, and He always wants to provide the strength and hope to keep going.


Friends, I encourage you to keep going. Always. Keep working hard and don't give up. God is watching out for you in every situation. He wants to provide strength for us like it says in the verses, ". . .but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Be patient, my friends, hope and joy are coming. Keep looking to the future and be ready for how the Lord is going to provide for you!


In the meantime, take a break sometimes. Take that long needed nap or start that long-awaited book, even if you do have homework or other activities to complete. That nap or reading will rejuvenate and give you the motivation to keep going. One day at a time. You can do it, I know you can!

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