Warrior Truth: “But those who trust the Lord will find new strength. They will be strong like eagles soaring upward on wings; they will walk and run without getting tired.” Isaiah 40 v 31 (CEV)
In a moment I found myself feeling overwhelmed by everything coming at me that day. I felt like a juggler being thrown extra balls right in the middle of the routine, affecting my rhythm. The reality is that there was nothing extra coming my way. I was dealing with the same number of projects on the go. However, my head was busier and unfocused. My thoughts seemed to be running wild – colliding with each other and disrupting my ability to focus on any one project at a time. It didn’t help that I was also juggling digital meetings from home as my daughter was a little under the weather and having skipped holiday club that day, was vying for her share of my attention too. I scraped through the day, grateful for the support of the team around me. And even as day turned into evening, I found myself dragging my scattered thoughts with me. I was exhausted and frazzled!
When Isaiah 40 v 31 featured as my verse of the day the next morning, revelation hit with it. I realised that I had been trusting in the wrong things and expecting a different standard from some than they were able to meet. In doing so, I had essentially been running off a limited energy source. And when that which I was trusting in, ‘let me down’, it was as if the wind currents had died away and instead of gliding, I was plummeting to the ground.
I needed this reminder to plug back into the right source, to take a step back and reframe each unexpected turn of events and choose carefully my next response. It made me consider what was I going to learn from the dropped balls and disappointments. It highlighted that this time I was part of a team who was willing to reach out, to catch the falling balls and to catch me. And it reminded me that when I am not hoping in, trusting in, expecting and looking for God in everything, I end up off course, struggling in my own strength and out of the air currents that lift me up.
Warrior Tool: Exhaustion hits when we operate in our own strength rather than tapping into God’s strength. When we are tired (emotionally, spiritually or physically), even the smallest effort seems impossible. Transferring our trust to God does not put us in a place of inaction, only a place of rest where we are revived and restored and given what (and who) we need to keep on going, stronger than before.
Prayer: Dear Lord God, thank you that you know what we need to face every task and challenge that comes our way. Thank you that when we trust You and look for You and listen for You, we are given the strength and support we need to navigate even the trickiest situation. I pray that you help those that are feel their strength has failed them connect to You right now as their source of strength. Lift them up again Lord, that they would soar on the wings of eagles. Amen.
With God, For His Glory