Wings as Eagles

All around me I see Christians who are weary. I do not deny that I am one of them. My weariness comes from schoolwork and overall stress involving all of my responsibilities at this time. Some of you are spiritually weary. I too must confess to this in a way. My Christian walk has been hard the last couple of months because I have struggled to find time to get into the Word with my busy schedule and to worship Him in my own time. However, my busy schedule is not a good excuse, so I won't use it. God is revealing to me that I need to give Him all my time and in that He will allow me to accomplish the things that I need to do on time and give me the time to spend with Him.

We must be persistent. I see the enemy stepping up his attack as God continues to move in Oswego. It is easy to be excited, charismatic, and anxious to spread God's love when things are going well and we can see what He is doing around us. But when it is hard to tell what He is doing and we are not quite sure of His plan, will we continue to remain in Him and pursue His love? Weariness is a human condition that God can easily overcome. If we remain in His love day in and day out, He will strengthen us and we will rise on wings of eagles. Laying aside sins isn't enough anymore. God wants to change us, but He doesn't expect us to be perfect, what He expects and longs for is a heart that yearns after Him, that wants to be with Him as much as He wants to be with us. I pray that He will reveal His heart for us to all of us as we seek Him.

We have proclaimed ourselves as Christians to this campus, to our families and friends, and most importantly to God. We need to live up to that responsibility. Jesus never said that it was an easy responsibility and I am not any better off than you at attaining that. We need to remember that striving will get us nowhere. Walking through our lives in religiosity and routine, doing the things that we know will make us look like "good Christians" will get us nowhere. Instead, we must place our efforts into being with Him, remaining in Him, and giving Him the time that He deserves. There is no greater experience, nothing more beneficial to the soul and spirit, than spending time in His presence. This is how we overcome weariness. It is simple, but requires that we commit to these things. I know that I do not want my spiritual weariness to overcome me, especially when I have the Overcomer living inside me battling on my behalf.

"Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings as eagles, they will run and not grow weary, walk and not faint." - Isaiah 40:31