Day 32~ When You Feel Weary

We live each day and experience life to its fullest. We climb the steepest mountains and tread in valleys low but sometimes we grow weary. We grow weary of life and its ups and downs.

What do we do when things feel this way? What cure is there for a weary and burdened heart?

There is someone in the Bible who can relate to this feeling very well.

In fact he said himself "My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul." Job 10:1

Of course this man was none other than Job. 

Job was certainly tested by God. His family and wealth were all taken away from him in one day. If there was ever a person on Earth that had every right to feel weary; it was Job.

Now Job was a God fearing man, yet all these troubles had befallen him. If we read Job 1:6-8 however, we would recognize that whatever happened to Job was no surprise to God; in fact, it was God that gave the devil the power to test Job. 

It is important when you get weary, to remember who is in control of your life.

Remember; God loves you and he would never put you in a situation that he knows you're not strong enough to handle.

You may say, 'But what he did to Job wasn't fair at all.'

No, it wasn't, but Job was able to handle it!

How did Job handle the troubles he faced; he trusted God.

In fact he stated in Job 13:15 "Though he slay me, yet will I trust him..."

So Job was put through torture of the crulest kind; everything was taken away from him, even his friends had turned their back on him. In spite of all this, Job still placed his trust in God realizing that God was still in control of his life

We too need to remember when we grow weary that God is still in control. For as long as we live there are beautiful, wonderful things awaiting us in our future! 

God knows how much pressure we can take so be joyful when you go through adversity because it means that you are capable of carrying that burden. 

Also, it is important to remember during your adversity that God is in the process of doing something new in your life; whether he's changing a bad habit or taking you to a new level your adversity will take you to higher heights.

Your weariness of your circumstances should be replaced with a spirit of quiet confidence knowing that God is the same yesterday, today and forever and that he will surely work things out in the favor of his people as he has always done throughout the ages!