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Weary — Part 1
“My soul is weary of my life” (Job 10:1).
Do you ever feel like Job felt when he said these words? Job was going through some real trials. As far as he could discern there was no point in living any longer. He was weary of it all. However, when the story of God’s dealings with Job was over, there was far more blessing and benefit for him than if those trials had never happened. The fact of the matter is that “the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before” (Job 42:10).
We too go through trials and tests in God’s dealings with us. There is training and discipline, as well as the work of the enemy, Satan. There is physical and mental weariness as we try to survive in the society in which we find ourselves. And yet we can be happy, fruitful Christians through it all. When Job’s life is summed up in the New Testament we read, “Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy” (James 5:11). Whatever God allows in our lives, He provides the strength and grace and everything that is needed to live for Him. We can all say, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13).
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