There are days when we feel all strength is gone. It happens to each of us sooner or later.
No one is immune to this sense of being depleted of whatever we need to keep going. Some days, we may remember where our endurance and encouragement come from. On other days, we are muddled up and overwhelmed by what we are going through, and cannot think straight.
Friend, if you are walking through a season that has you exhausted and depleted—I have good news. Our good, good Father has provided what you need to keep going.
Growing up a church girl, I remember my heart was warmed by verses like, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46.1). It was not until I became an adult and went through some stuff that I realized how much I truly needed the Lord for endurance and encouragement in this life.
May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus… Romans 15.5 (ESV)
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