day 124: Bone Tired

There is something about the daily slugging and grinding it out at work that just wears us down. My wife uses the saying sometimes that she is just "bone tired". I don't know where that comes from or really what it means, but I know the feeling when I am tired right down to the bone. Sometimes the end of the day or the end of the week can feel like we are barely pulling ourselves together enough to make it home and we collapse across the threshold looking for a few hours to not think about what is on our minds and to collect ourselves before we have to get up and go at it again tomorrow. The mental strain of working can take its toll on our physical well-being and we can find ourselves showing the signs of stress, fatigue and pressure. It is a vicious cycle and when all the human approaches like vacation, delagation, etc. are as exhausted as we are, we have to reach to a stronger force to get us through the next day or the rest of the week. Before we even get to that point we need to rejuvenate in the promises that God has given us. If there is anyone who knows the humanness of what we can and cannot bear it is Jesus. In Isaiah the prophet gives us hope and strength while still being open about the human condition. Isaiah 40:29-30 says, "He gives power to those who are tired and worn out; he offers strength to the weak. Even youths will become exhausted and young men will give up." Because we are human we have frailty and can be beaten down but God says first in this passage, that it is He that gives power to those who are "bone tired" and He will offer strength to those who are or become weak. Now is the time to latch onto those promises. He knows how the work we do can take it all out of us. He needs us to be strong to bring Him glory in our purpose, so we can count on him to power us back up in our time of need. So, go to Him today for a battery charge and don't be afraid to ask. He knows you are tired and He wants to help. Just take the initiative to reach to Him and then know that you can live out His promise of power and strength today, tomorrow and ongoing.

Reference: Isaiah 40:29-30 (New Living Testament)