Have you ever found yourself caught in a cycle of going through the spiritual motions? You confess, repent, pray for people…but it doesn’t seem to fill you with life like it used to. This happened to me recently! I was telling my husband how exhausted I felt trying to keep confessing my sins and praying for people. And then I realized that I was telling my husband this, but not wanting to tell my Heavenly Father this. I kept telling other people how tired I felt and how hard I was working, but I wasn’t telling God because I was exhausted of praying for others and confessing sins. I was operating on a works-based theology instead of resting in God’s grace. 

I’ve been reading through 2 Corinthians, and chapter 1 depicts God as the “…Father of mercies and God of all comfort…” (1:3, but I encourage you to read the context as well!). If we tell ourselves that we can’t come to God because we’re too stressed and don’t want to keep “working” for Him, we’re selling ourselves a lie! He is the God of comfort and mercies. He doesn’t want His kiddos running around exhausted; He goes so far as to take our burdens on Himself and give us His yoke (Matthew 11:28-30). Think of Mary and Martha. Their story always convicts me. In Luke 10:38-42, we read about how Martha hustled around to meet Jesus’ needs while Mary sat at Jesus’ feet because she needed Him to meet her needs. Sometimes Jesus calls us to seasons of hustle and maybe you’re in that season right now, but even the hustling comes from a childlike posture at the feet of Jesus. He directs and leads and uses us; we don’t call the shots. 

Instead of coming to God with a plan or agenda or reason for being so tired, what if we simply came to Him—right now, as we are—and sat at His feet, letting Him speak first? 

Your Father loves you and is calling you to let Him do the heavy lifting. Let’s accept His invitation today.