Have you ever had those times in your life when you felt as if you couldn't put one foot in front of the other? You just could not go one more inch? You just could not take one more thing? I think we have all been there. The reasons may have been different but the fatigue is all the same.
There are several kinds of fatigue. You can be physically fatigued, where you are completely physically exhausted. You can be mentally fatigued, where you have fretted so much that you are completely physically exhausted. Or, you can be emotionally fatigued, where you have tried and tried and things are still not what they should be emotionally, and you are completely physically exhausted. Yes, they all tend to wear us down physically.
I wish I had a magic bullet that could eliminate all the challenges that causes fatigue. But, is that really what we need. Without challenges, we never grow and mature and strengthen. Without the things that try us, we would never become the person GOD intends us to be.
Today's word is a quote from Walter Elliot, which says, "Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."
I often tire myself out when I start thinking about ALL the things I need to do; just making the mental list is enough to fatigue me. What I need to concentrate on is the next thing that needs to be done. When that is accomplished, I can think of the next thing. And so on and so on...
Look, there's no reason to make things what they aren't. Sometimes, life can wear us down and tire us out. But, if we will run each short race and not try to set out on a marathon each day, we may find the perseverance we stand in need of.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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