You’re tired all the time. That’s what you tell people. And it’s true.
But you probably can’t even sleep when it’s time to sleep. All of us have been there, but some more than others.
I know you work hard. You have to in order to keep things going. But maybe you’re not tired because you’ve done too much. Maybe there’s another reason.
You’re tired because:
1. You’ve attached your worth to something or someone else.
This will drag you down to zero and stick toothpicks in your eyes to keep them open. Listen close to me. You are worth it. You are the most precious thing on earth. You are a child of God. You have an inheritance waiting on you if you choose it. It’s not based on how good you are, but how good your Father is. Now, pick your chin up and act like a prince or princess. You are the son or daughter of the King of Kings.
You’re tired because:
2. You’re carrying around things you were never meant to bear.
Most of us are toting around hundreds of pounds of guilt, shame, loneliness, and/or regret. If it’s not one of those, it’s probably twice that weight in excuses. These are things that will tire you out and keep you up at night. But you can drop them right now. You have to let them go. Jesus can free you from them, but he won’t pry your hand open. You must choose to let them go.
You’re tired because:
3. You are trying to please everyone else.
Somehow we’ve come up with a notion that loving someone means doing what they want us to. This is not only wrong, it’s killing us. The world dangles its love like a carrot and we are the *******es that fall for it. I’m not saying we should all turn into a bunch of jerks. I’m saying that we are supposed to love God with all we have and then love others as much as we love ourselves. That didn’t say love others instead of ourselves.
You’re tired because:
4. You haven’t done enough of what you were meant to do.
What were you meant to do? The answer most people search for is tied to an occupation or hobby. But I don’t think that’s the real meaning of life. You want to know what you were meant to do? It’s found in the Good Book. It comes straight out and tells us. It’s not the end all, but the begin all.
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
You’re tired, not because you did too much, but because you did too little of what sparks a light within you.
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