Worn and Weary

 

A journal entry from November of 2007: 

 

"Father, I am worn and weary."  

 

Followed with these scriptures: 

 

"He chose to give us birth through the Word of Truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all He created." (James 1:18)

 

and

 

"Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the Word planted in you, which can save you." (James 1:21)

 

We are saved, we are redeemed, we are revitalized by our time in the Word. 

 

If I'm worn and weary, have I spent enough time in the Word in order to become revitalized by the Word of God?  

Dipping down into the deep waters of the Word of Truth is where I find the rest and health that I need to restore my soul, where my soul can become that first fruit, that ready offering to my Lord, that it needs to be. 

Immersing myself in the Word makes it so much easier to put aside the filth that the world piles on me, which is what makes me worn and weary in the first place.

God doesn't always provide me with immediate renewal of health and vitality, but He does provide me with the tools necessary for that renewal of faith.