WHEN YOU FEEL DOWN (2) ‘Let us not grow weary while doing good...’ Galatians 6:9 NKJV Now let’s look at the other main cause of feeling down: fatigue. Plain and simple tiredness. Every time a new invention comes along – email, the microwave, the mobiles – people have predicted that it would mean we’d all have to work less and could relax more. You know how this ends, right? We scurry around even faster than before trying to fit more stuff in to our already jammed weeks. Fail. We forget that God designed us to need one work-free day a week for rest and spiritual renewal (Exodus 20:8–11). As a result, fatigue saps our creative energy, distorts our outlook, diminishes our joy, erodes our confidence, weakens our grace and patience reserves, makes us far more likely to lash out, and generally drains us spiritually. Elijah is a great example of this. Single-handedly he defeated the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18). In answer to his prayer God sent fire from heaven that consumed the altar and turned Israel back to God. It was a spectacular victory, yet on the heels of it he got so down that he actually asked God to take his life. Now that’s reaching an all-time low! So what did God do? Like any good doctor, He diagnosed the man’s problem and prescribed three things: proper diet, help in the form of Elisha, and… rest! What now? Do you have a rest day? One day a week for nothing other than rest and refreshment? Start this week – and see if it makes a difference to the other six days.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:26:49 +0000
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