Renewing our strength

I've been feeling a little weary today, in mind and body, and I've realized I have the tendency to look to other people to lift my spirits.  Yes, there are times I just reach for a cup of coffee or dream about taking a nap, but more often than not, I look to someone else to give me a bit of sympathy.  We all know, though, that when we're spending our day with children (or even co-workers), sympathy can be hard to come by!  What we can't forget is that we have a loving, heavenly Father with open ears and open arms, waiting patiently for us to run to Him!

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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 grow faint. (Isaiah 40:28-31)

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The Lord is our Comfort.  In these verses, He meets us right where we are, and gently reassures us by saying even youths grow tired and weary.  He knows exactly how we are feeling!  God's blessing, though, is that He gives us so much more than sympathy ... He gives us hope.  When we place our eyes on the Lord, and not on our circumstances, we will find strength.  We will soar on wings like eagles, we will run and not grow weary, we will walk and not grow faint!  We can take comfort in the fact that God, our Father, understands us and wants to lift us up!

If you have a special verse that ministers to you when you're feeling weary, please share it with us!