It’s been a very busy few months for hubby & I. And we’re feeling very tired & weary now. However, I’d love you to join me in a cuppa & reflection.

Let’s grab our cuppa’s, treats & get comfy before we spend time together.

I have a mug of French Lady Grey today made with tea leaves & petals of roses & cornflowers with a hint of citrus peel. My treat is a gf salted caramel health slice. What’s yours?

Now we’re comfy let’s begin…

What is Weariness exactly?

Weariness & tiredness are two states that often get used interchangeably.

And their definitions are similar. Tiredness is;

‘…a temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from physical or mental exertion, often resolved by rest or sleep.’

Where the definition of weariness is similar but has another component to it, it’s:

‘The state or condition of being physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, stress or fatigue by repetitious circumstances.’

I know you too have felt tired & weary at some stage in your life, after all it’s just part of being human & you may be feeling that now my friend.

So what do we do about it?

Well, with tiredness we need to get practical by deliberately pausing & resting, so our bodies can restore & energy can return.

However, weariness is different as it has a psychological component to it, often ‘fatigue from circumstances that are repetitive’ & these circumstances can come from many things.

Let’s make this personal…

Hubby & I have chronic health conditions which are impacting our respective body’s constantly. Now don’t get me wrong here, we live our best lives within the limitations that these conditions have placed upon us & we feel very blessed in the life we have together. 

However, living life is still a daily challenge for us. For our health conditions are constant companions & they can be rather demanding companions at that!  We have made many lifestyle changes so as to alleviate the demands of these conditions as much as possible. 

For example, we have learnt we can’t over do it on our ‘better days’ otherwise we pay a high penalty within our body if we do. We try as much as practically possible to live low stress lives, which is not always possible when outside forces intrude as shared in,  Why is rage bubbling under the surface of many today?

We also support each other daily by using our individual practical gifting, that God has given us, so as to spread the load in the daily operations of our household. This way we have a very peaceful & quiet home.

However, we are human & we don’t always get it right! We can still overdo it on our ‘better days’ which leads to days or weeks of a flare in our conditions.

We can get stressed when outside forces intrude & impact our quiet life. On our  individual’challenging days’ we may not support each other practically as much as we do most days but we have also learned to grace each other. 

Weariness comes to us all…

You see when hubby & I are tired & weary we know there’s a solution & that solution is found in the following;

“…The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. He gives strength to the weary…”   Is 40:28-29

We have an amazing Heavenly Father who knows our capacity in each & every season of our lives & is ready to give us His strength when we’re weary & rest when we’re tired. As one of my favourite scriptures remind us;

” The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down (rest) in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul… Psalm 23: 1-3 BSB

But we have a part to play too!

We often think it’s all up to God but we have a part to play in our life with Him too. We need to allow ourself to rest & allow Him to strengthen & restore our inner being through His Spirit, for remember He is the perfect gentleman He will never force anything upon us.

Are you allowing Him to strengthen you in your tiredness & weariness my friend? He’s there right beside you waiting to do His work in you when you allow Him.

Until next time,

Jennifer

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