Do you have days that simply wear you out? Do you experience physically or mentally draining days that leave you exhausted? Have you noticed that as you get older you can no longer do what you used to do, or at least not as fast? How is your soul on those days?
We all have those days that just don’t seem to end. They wear us down to the nub. Our nerves are frazzled. Our bodies are tired, needing sleep. Yet, there are days when we are so tired we cannot sleep. Those kinds of days are exhausting, and it can take us a few days to recover.
When we have those tiring days, we may also suffer spiritually. But we don’t have to. The Apostle Paul says that though they were wasting away physically, they were being renewed spiritually. Though we do not know how they were wasting away. Perhaps they were short on food. Maybe they were weary from travelling. He might have simply been referring to the normal degradation of our physical bodies. Regardless, they were being renewed spiritually by God every day.
We, too, can be renewed each day. Our renewal comes through the work of the Holy Spirit. We can request renewal in prayer. As we become more in tune with the Holy Spirit, we are strengthened by him. As we rely on God to provide for our needs, we grow to trust him more, thereby renewing our spirit. We learn to tap into the endless power of God the more we experience him.
I pray we all experience God. I pray we become in tune with the Holy Spirit. I pray each one of us learn to rely more on God, tap into his endless power, and renew our spirit each day. Experience God. Be in tune with the Holy Spirit. Rely on God. Tap into God’s endless power. Renew your spirit each day.
2 Corinthians 4:16 So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.
Marty Pressey 