When I’m Just Too Tired (Episode 8)
Episode 8
Sometimes I'm just so tired I'd rather complain than pray. But the good news is that there's a plan for our inner woman to be renewed and it's not by what we do. It ALL happens through Jesus! Come get super encouraged.
Show Notes
Ephesians 3:16 (NASB)- that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,
Jesus isn’t surprised at my need for renewal in my deepest parts
The Holy Spirit is for my body as well as my heart and mind
Here are my cross-references, because more truth means more strength.
2 Corinthians 4:16 (NASB)- Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, YET our inner man is being renewed day by day.
It’s easy to lose heart, and might even be the “normal” response. It’s just that we have a reason not to
My outer body decaying is natural part of life. Aging is decaying. I don’t think we should embroider that on a pillow anywhere.
YET (favorite word)
There’s re-NEW-ing of my insides that doesn’t require hours of exercise or bottles of expensive creams like my outside renewing does.
Isaiah 40:29 (NASB)- He gives strength to the weary, And to [him who] lacks might He increases power.
God doesn’t condemn weariness.
He doesn’t send me off to get strong. He increases power. He gives strength. Because He’s good and He loves me.
And when He calls me to His service, He empowers me to do it
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NASB)- And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
But one of my thorns at this stage of life is my tired inner woman.
God didn’t remove Paul's thorn, He probably won’t mine.
BUT He provides GRACE that is sufficient.
SUFFICIENT: arkeo: one of definitions- to be enough.
ENOUGHNESS has eluded me for so long. But maybe that’s because I’ve listened to that liar’s voice.
God’s grace in me makes me enough.
Why do we need our inner woman strengthened?
Because, like in Episode 1, we’re not done yet
We have work to do, and like in Episode 2, it’s never too late to get started.
And in Episode 3, we’re never disqualified.
And in Episode 4, we’re never too old.
In Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, we’ve a race to run so we need God to strengthen our knees and help us lift our hands.
It’s all connected.
Here’s one last verse, that was said to a people with a big job and little energy and lots of opposition.
Zechariah 10:12 (NASB)- "And I will strengthen them in the LORD, And in His name they will walk," declares the LORD.
Want to connect? Leave a comment or come find me on my blog or social media and let’s continue the conversation.