It was a rough day Thursday at the Walk-in Clinic. The patients just kept coming in droves. We’d get the board whittled down to 4 or 5 people waiting to be seen and 6 more would walk in the door. Colds, flu, chest pain, anxiety, lacerations…by the end of the day they all began to blur together. I got my last patient out the door at 10:20, finished my charts by 11:10 and got home after 11:30. To say I was weary would be an understatement
We all have days like that, days so intense we barely have enough gas left in our tanks to stumble into bed at night. It would be easy to be discouraged, to want to throw in the towel, to just pull up the covers and block out the sun. The race of life can be long and arduous at times and it can seem like the finish line is nowhere in sight.
If that’s how you’re feeling right now, don’t give up, because, “Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth…He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” (Isaiah 40:28, 29).
God promises in Isaiah 40:31 that “…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.”
Today, no matter how tired you are, no matter what challenges you face, don’t despair. Have faith in God. Declare with confidence, “I am weary, God, but I can prevail.” (Proverbs 30:1). With God by your side you can do anything!
God bless, Happy Sabbath, and get some rest!