Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:28-31
Do you ever grow weary? Do you ever get to the end of the day and crash onto the sofa next to your husband, or slump off to bed to have sleep take over in seconds?
I think all moms go through times like this. I went through about seven years of it, due to having and nursing four babies and medical issues. Recently, I switched from Vitamin D capsules to liquid vitamins, and for the first winter ever am not pregnant or nursing/sleep deprived. I spent a couple weeks with more energy than I've had in years. Then I crashed again. And I asked, "Why?"
Why is it I can't live off of five hours of sleep and keep moving all day? Why is it that if I actually sit and do nothing I'm asleep in two minutes flat? Why when I actually take a day to sleep in, exercise, keep my blood sugar under control, and remember my Vit. D do I still get tired? Well, because I'm human. And there's always things to do!
So, okay, even God's holy Word says we young (yes, I think 34 is still young) will grow weary. And what's the answer to this bone-dragging weariness? To rely on the Lord.
Okay, Lord, could you give me super strength and help me function on less sleep?
Sometimes, yes. But for some reason, he likes to keep me humble and remember that to rely on Him is not always to gain the supernatural ability to do things. Sometimes He wants to teach me something.
It could be to slow down.
It could be to do it even if I'm tired.
It could be to reevaluate my obligations and activities and cut something out.
No matter what it is, though, the answer is always the same: hope in the Lord.
Hope, meaning live in the expectation
~ that He will provide strength when I need it.
~ that He will guide me to make the right decisions
~ that He will bring help to me at the right time
~ that He is always with me no matter what
~ that He knows infinitely more than me and my job is simply to rely on Him
While not always the tangible answer I'm looking for, it reminds me of the times He's been faithful to take care of me. Then, weary or not, I know that the answer, strength, and anything else I need is there waiting for me. I simple have to look to the right source.
I believe all moms grow weary sometimes, I sure do myself! But my weariness just encourages me to uphold His Word more. After doing this and doing that all day, at the end of the day after my son's bath, I just feel like crashing.
ReplyDeleteBut I find the strength in myself to be the wife that I should be to give my husband the, love, affection and attention that he needs while it's just us and the baby is asleep. I find the strength to read God's word for more understanding, to read an inspirational book aimed towards women, or to read marriage books with my husband...
Sometimes I'll feel guilty of laziness if I sleep in or fall asleep without doing anything... especially if I didn't get that much accomplished that day... But when we rely on God we find ourselves having the eneergy to do the things that we should do... In times of weariness we have to rely in God, in the times that we aren't weary we should rely on God. No matter what, we must trust in Him.
Thank you for posting this! May God bless you.
Shar