Thursday, September 13, 2007

Going through tiredness and weariness

Had you ever felt tired and weary before as you live your life? i think there will be parts of your life that you would feel tired and just so weary and said something like "i want to give up.." or "it's too tough" or "i'm too tired.." and so on..

Here, let us read a few verses from the old testament, the book of Isaiah..

Isaiah 40:28-31

28 Have you never heard?
Have you never understood?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of all the earth.
He never grows weak or weary.
No one can measure the depths of his understanding.
29 He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless.
30 Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
31 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.

you know, when you are tired and weary..I would gladly ask you to depend and put your hope on God, and our Lord Jesus Christ..if you are wanting to ask why..here's why:

"Have you not heard? Have you not understood that the Lord is the EVERLASTING God, The CREATOR of all the earth"..

Would you rather depend on someone weak or someone strong? Would you rather find someone who is powerful for help or you would rather find someone who is weak for help? Would you rather find someone who is in the same situation as you for help or you would rather find someone who is capable to overcome it for help? i think the answer is quite obvious..

The Lord our God is the God who was there even before there was beginning and He will have no end.. He is the one who created everything on earth.. He created the light, He formed the earth.. he formed the sky, the sea, the land, the creatures, the plants, He even created us, the human beings.. He is the ALMIGHTY God, He can do all things, He have the power to create but also destroy.. He CAN do ALL things He wants.. He can do All things he pleases with.. I still remember hearing a pastor, Pastor John Piper, he is a good pastor and preacher.. i remember him saying he can do all things he damn well pleases including damn well..i was stunned at his words.. really.. but as i think again and again.. it's really true actually..YET, He is the God of love too..

That is the reason i would say to find your strength and hope in Him..
He had said to us:

29 He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless.
30 Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.

it says that even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall.. well.. isn't that just so right? no human will be able to live on without feeling tired for we're human and we have our limits and we are really very LIMITED..yes, indeed God has made us wonderful and we are capable of doing alot of things but still, we are human and we still have our limits..

So, what does our limited body which grows tired and weary got to do with the EVERLASTING GOD who will never grow tired and weary? oh what does our NEVER LASTING US, have to do with the EVERLASTING GOD? let's think through it, well someone big, and i do mean really really big, who is mighty and clothed with splendor and majesty and glory everlastingly..doesn't really have anything linked with someone who is weak and small and infamous right?..it doesn't actually..but it really amazes us that God loved us so much that He cares for us.. You know, He don't need us.. Yet, in our weaknesses and in our failures and sins, he still love us and wants us..does it connect together now?? i hope you feel it does.. it's true that we're the servants of a strong and everlasting God.. It's not necessary for Him to care about and love us..but God in the riches of His mercies and love had chose to be by our side to love us and give us strength..

Indeed we're weak...but HE,
He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless.

the prayer of my heart is that, you would depend on God when you feel like tired and weary and weak.. He had always been faithful to me.. When i was having my major exams, i kinda stress out a lot and felt very tired.. but God sustained me through it.. really.. as i look back.. He really did.. He is a wonderful God.. Therefore, i pray that you will find strength in Him and depend on Him.. and as you look back, you will amaze at how God had been so wonderful to You and give Him all the glory and honor..

31 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.

AMEN

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