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Are You Tired?
One
definition of tire is “to begin to feel
as if you have no energy and want to rest or go to sleep; or to make someone
else feel this way.” And there are
different degrees of tiredness: physical, emotional/mental and spiritual. As discussed in my blog entitled The Alignment of Body, Soul, Spirit,
when one of these parts of our being is off balance, it throws the other two
parts off balance, and we find ourselves overwhelmed with grief or stress or
frustration or confusion, then depression; in another word, just plain tired! 
“I’m
tired of hearing you say the same negative things about me. Can’t you find anything good to say?” “I’m tired of working in a job where I am not
appreciated. Can’t you say, ‘Well done’,
every now and then?” “I’m tired of
living like this. Lord, can’t I get
money somehow to improve my lifestyle? I
hate poverty!” “I’m tired of you not
willing to understand me and to help me get through our troubles as a married
couple. Can’t you come to me when you’re
upset and not go out to your relatives and friends to talk about us?” “I’m tired of struggling, of having to prove
my worth, of dealing with people who don’t understand me, of this, of that, of
. . . .” I AM TIRED!
And
to add to the definition of tire, we have its extreme version
called weary which means “to be very
tired, especially after working hard for a long time; or to make someone
else feel very tired.”
In
both descriptions of the words tire and weary, we notice that
1. We can allow ourselves to feel
as if we have no more energy for the task in front of us; and
2. We can allow others to make us
feel as if we have no more energy for the task in front of us.
Well,
if that’s the case, then we have two solutions to our problem of tiredness or weariness:
1. We must allow ourselves to step
out, break out, of the situation facing us and rest for a while; and
2. We must not allow others to get
into our central processing system (inner being) to cause physical,
emotional/mental or spiritual disturbances.
Easier said than done, huh?
So
many books have been written and words spoken regarding how to release stress,
anxiety and to get back on your feet and push forward. I have read many of these motivational books
and have taken to heart the pastors and motivational speakers who give me great
encouragement.
But
the one thing I’ve discovered is if you don’t want to make a move to come out
of being tired and weary, the devil has a marvelous way of keeping you in
it. His weapons are called apathy and
laziness. Satan uses these weapons to
keep us down in the dark pit of tiredness and weariness by making us feel we do
not have the strength and determination, the power, to come out, to break out,
of the despair we feel when we are tired.
Apathy can be defined as the “I Give
Up!” spirit. Those who quit when the
going gets tough find themselves no longer caring about a person, a problem, or
a plan. Laziness can be defined as the “I Paralyze You!” spirit. It forces us to go numb in our thinking and
in our doing. We stop thinking about ways
to be and to do better and settle in our mediocre (under-achieving)
surroundings, starving in poverty, and envying (even hating) those who are
taking charge over the same or similar issues we are facing.
How do the overcomers do it?
It
takes great strength, hard work and sheer undistracted conscientious concentration
to BREAK OUT of weariness. And it is humanly impossible to do it. That is why we must call upon the Lord to
help us. Stop trying to do this thing on
your own, dear brother. Stop crying
through the deafening darts of defeat, dear sister. YOU CAN’T DO IT ALONE.
Have you not known? Have you
not heard? The everlasting God, the
Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall utterly fall, . . .
But those who wait on 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. (Isaiah 40:28-31).
YOU
MUST CALL ON THE NAME OF JESUS! “Lord, I
am so tired! I can’t do this
anymore. I’ve tried in so many ways to
get their approval, to be appreciated, to be loved.” And the Lord says, Come to
Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
(Matthew 11:28) He watches over us
waiting for us to ask Him to come into our situation and give us the rest, the
peace, the alignment or balance, the stability we need to meet the challenges
before us. YOU CAN’T OVERCOME TIREDNESS
OR WEARINESS WITHOUT THE STRENGTH, WISDOM, OR THE REST YOU NEED FROM AND IN THE LORD.
When
negative accusations rise up and float all around you, the Lord will send
someone to come and commend you. When
you are lost in a situation and can’t find your way out, the Lord will create
an atmosphere where you will prosper and others will look to you for your ideas
which will be the very solution they seek for the problem at hand.
You
are one of a kind, brethren. We are a
peculiar people, a chosen generation.
CHOSEN to handle the matters of the day.
We are given the tools to face and to overcome our circumstances because
Jesus is in us.
The antidote to apathy is concern—what
do you care about? Do you care about
your husband, wife, children, home expenses, school fees, your future
schooling, career, relationships? Do you care about your soul and where it will
live after your body turns to dust? Find
what you care about, then get up, dust off your self-pitying thoughts, and ask
the Lord to give you the idea, the plan, the way to BREAK OUT of your prison of laziness—the inability to work
hard at achieving your goals and dreams.
Yes,
we shall become tired and weary at times because life is a constant battle. Satan is not dead. But he can be conquered if only you MAKE A
CHOICE TO SHAKE THE DEVIL OFF and put on the Armor of God (read Ephesians
6:10-18). THE BATTLE IS NOT YOURS; IT’S
THE LORD’S! And once you make a move to BREAK OUT, the Lord will lead the way, back you up and
cover you on all sides. This is the antidote to laziness—making a move to break out, to remove yourself, to
leave, to let go and to let God.
I
depend on God alone. I put my hope in
Him. He alone protects and saves me; He
is my Defender, and I shall never be defeated. (Psalm 62:5-6 ESV).
Find
rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is
my fortress, I will not be shaken.
(Psalm 62:5-6 NIV).
BREAK
OUT PRAYER:
Dear
Jesus,
I
feel like busting loose! It’s like I’m
wrapped in rubber and I need a sharp sword to cut it loose. My sword is my prayer. Help me to get up and PUSH!—PRAY UNTIL
SOMETHING HAPPENS! Oh Father in Heaven,
I need your PUSH! Get me out of this
mess I’m in: this sickness, this money matter, my shaky marriage, my children
in need of school fees, my wayward adolescent, this unfulfilling, boring job. I need better relationships, oh Lord. I’m tired, so tired of fighting for a way
out. COME INTO MY SITUATION RIGHT NOW! Satan, get out of my way—in the name of
Jesus! Loose your strongholds over my
life now!
I
am FREED IN JESUS! Oh Lord, take my hand and lead me out this
suffocating darkness and into the light of my solutions, the answers to my
problems with your favour and mercy. I
need you, Lord, every hour, every minute, every second, every day, to mount up
with wings like an eagle, soaring and conquering and glorifying You. Amen and amen and amen.
Special
Note:
Don’t stop praying, dear Christian. Prayer is your number one weapon to destroy
apathy and laziness. And no one can pray
this kind of prayer for you. YOU MUST
PRAY FOR YOUR OWN BREAK OUT. You must
talk to the Lord like a father, a friend, a partner for life; everyday.
And you must eat the seeds He plants in you so that you will bear His
fruits. Just as the body needs fruit to
stay healthy with a strong fighting immune system, so too does the Spirit in
you need God’s fruit to stay alive, active and sharper than a two-edged sword
cutting down every evil spiritual stronghold satan tries to erect around your
life’s blessings. To enjoy the Fruits of
the Spirit, read Galatians 5:22-23. And, in our next conversation, we shall
dine on the Fruits together.
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