“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
OBEDIENCE EVEN WHEN YOU’RE WEARY
Imagine Mary, tired, sore, far from home, and about to give birth. Yet she kept going—not because she had strength, but because she had purpose. As a parent, I feel that we often move forward even when we are emotionally drained and physically tired. The call of obedience can feel heavy at times, but God never asks us to carry it alone. I have heard it said that the cost of obedience is great, but so is the cost of disobedience. Just as Mary’s strength was not her own, neither is ours. I firmly believe that God strengthens us for what He calls us to carry, and when our strength runs out, His begins.
I pray today that if you feel weary, He would renew your strength. Lord, help us to walk in obedience not by our own power, but by Yours alone.
Kelly Skelton is a Georgia native, raised in the south on Jesus, Georgia football and sweet tea. She is her husbands’ biggest fan and her two daughters’ loudest cheerleaders. She recently published her first children’s book titled, But God Had a Plan. She stays active in the Dallas area as a photographer, videographer, writer, and middle school teacher.
