Strength For The Weary

We’ve all been there. For me, it’s been on the football field—or lately, riding my bike up a long, tough hill. For you, it may not be in an athletic environment, but we all know and have experienced enough to know that the uphill climbs are found everywhere in our lives.

Even “youths” and “young men” will grow tired—it’s a part of the human condition. Maybe it’s Mondays or at the end of the month or the quarter. Maybe it’s after something has happened in your life to sap you of that last ounce of energy and “able to” that you were saving to get through the week. Sometimes week after week just gets to you.

It’s easy to get worn down, emotionally and physically. We need to look to the Lord for rest and rejuvenation, which He promises.

His Promises

He gives power to the weak

and strength to the powerless.

Even youths will become weak and tired,

and young men will fall in exhaustion.

But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength.

They will soar high on wings like eagles.

They will run and not grow weary.

They will walk and not faint.

Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.

Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the LORD your God has come true. Not a single one has failed!