“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
Have you ever been so tired that you did not even have the energy to watch TV? Think about that. How much energy could it require, and how much poor concentration is needed to sit in front of a TV set? Yet I’ve found myself even that exhausted, to the point of not enough energy for the mindless entertainment of television.
Sometimes God will speak to you in your spirit, just a small voice that you must listen closely to hear. Recently I was praying to God and saying, “Lord, today I need You to carry me for I have no strength.”
The Lord surprised me by responding, “I’ve been carrying you today and every day.”
I burst out laughing because it was so very true. God had been carrying me through the many days when I had no strength.
My “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” needs a name change to “Constant Fatigue Syndrome.” I’m continually exhausted and finding myself with no strength. Yet the Lord has helped me to somehow get through.
We each face diverse things. For me fatigue is a major issue, and for you it may be something completely different.
You may have plenty of energy but find yourself in a wheelchair or limited in movement by arthritis. We may need different kinds of rest and relief, but one Lord supplies all of our needs by His love and grace.
Today you may find yourself in dire need of God’s rest for your soul. Our Jesus is a living God. He is master of the universe and master of our lives. We each face much adversity, but we never face it alone. Turn to Him for rest for your weary soul.
Prayer: Dear Lord, when weariness saps at our will to go on, give us rest and strength to move forward again. Amen.
About The Author
Karlton Douglas lives in Ohio with his lovely wife. He has both Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Crohn’s Disease.
Karlton – appreciated your thoughts here.
“His mercies are new every morning” and strength for the day is part of how I interpret that promise.
As I look back over all my years and the days I questioned if I could keep moving, I am very aware that I did!
God’s strength in our weakness – we become so aware that it is His.
Bless you!
Lynn
Karlton, this is one of my favourite verses. Sometimes I wonder where that rest and strength are, but I really believe that God gives us just what we need to “walk” with Him each day.
I love how you described laughing when God told you He’d been carrying you all the time. :0
We have such big expectations for our lives and often it seems that He isn’t keeping His promises. But He is, and, how thankful I am that in our weakness He is strong. Now that’s something to rest in. It’s wonderful to know that His plan for us is way better than ours could ever be.
C.F.S. must be very hard to deal with, whatever word you use the “C” for.
Grace & peace, Beth