WHEN YOU ARE TIRED AND DISCOURAGED

“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will run and not grow weary.”

-Isaiah 40:31

Have you ever had one of those days when you were tired and discouraged and, on top of that you did not feel very well? Do you want to whip the blues the next time you are tired and discouraged?

FIRST – When you are tired and discouraged and feel terrible, remember the Prophet Elijah. His life tells us that even spiritual giants can get tired and discouraged and, at times do not feel very well.

Elijah’s life shows that there is a definite relationship between the physical, the spiritual, and the emotional. When Elijah became tired and discouraged, he forgot how God had met him in bygone days, how God sent ravens to feed him at Cherith, how God sent him to Zarephath where he miraculously brought the widow’s son back to life. He forgot how God consumed the 450 prophets.

SECOND – When you are tired and discouraged and do not feel very good, remember Jonah who had the bout with the great fish.

A lot of Jonah’s walk the streets of every large city in the world. God says to them, “Give me your heart. But they turn and run as far as they can go. They are like the captain of a ship who turned to the navigator and said, “Where are we headed?” The reply was: “I do not know, sir, but we are making very good time.” Perhaps you are one of those who are making very good time going nowhere. Real happiness comes by doing the will of God.

FINALLY – Do not despair when you are tired and discouraged and do not feel very good.

We all feel like that way at times. David found the answer: “Wait on the Lord: Be of good courage and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord” (Psalm 27:14).