Wearied by Life; Carried in the Moments by Dr. Lynnette Simm

“For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish” (Jeremiah 31:25).

Over the last few weeks, I haven’t been writing. I haven’t been doing much work at all. Life has been a bit overwhelming. It happens to us all. We are going along, living life filled with work, family, and home, like a fine-oiled machine. Then one day, a cog breaks, and it seems just as we oil and fix that one, another one breaks, then the cycle keeps repeating itself.

We all have good intentions of getting things back on track but then we become weary.

“You’re my place of quiet retreat; I wait for Your Word to renew me” (Psalm 119:11).

We let one thing go, just for a moment we say, but then it has fallen off completely. Then, we set another thing down, only to see it fall off too. Now, what was a true gut wrenching issue has become your own personal failure — or so we tell ourselves. That’s when the enemy strikes, when the we begin listening to the lies.
“I am not enough.”
“I am not valued.”
“No one misses me.”
“No one cares.”
“I am such a failure.”
The enemy loads on comparison:
“Look, she can handle it all.”
“Oh, why can’t I keep it together like her!”
“She never lets anyone down.”
“Why am I the only one falling apart?”
“Her pain is TEN TIMES worse, I’m so pathetic.”
“Get it together; this is minor compared to what she’s going through.”
It goes on, over and over until I feel like drowning.

Yes, I said, I am drowning. I have been. I have had movement of clarity, only to be hit by a wave of insecurity and self-shaming. I have woken up feeling like TODAY will be the day I get back on track. All the cogs will be fixed, only to hear the lies of comparisons ripping at my heart and soul.

“Of course, we wouldn’t dare to put ourselves in the same class or compare ourselves with those who rate themselves so highly. They compare themselves to one another and make up their own standards to measure themselves by, and then they judge themselves by their own standards. What self-delusion!” (2 Corinthians 10:12).

Then, days go by and I feel like I’m just being carried away by the waves, further and further from the shore. Alone. I see the beach crowded with the people I love, yelling for me to swim, fight, push through, but I feel so tired, weary.

“Truly, my soul finds rest in God” (Psalm 62:1).

However, today was different.
Today, I saw His footsteps.
I saw how effortlessly He carried me out of the ocean and how He didn’t sink into the sand as He held me tightly to His chest.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11:29-29).

Today, someone held on and didn’t fall, and that was me! I held on to my Father as He waded through the mucky water that I had surrounded myself with. He tore through the lies the enemy had used to push me deeper and deeper into the depressing waves.

“For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure” (Psalm 18:31-32).

My Jesus wrapped me into His arms and walked me right out…effortlessly. Then, He didn’t just put me down and walk away. NO, He walked with me. He talked to me. He reminded me that I am worthy!

I am enough.
I am perfectly made.
I am strong in Him.
But most importantly, He reminded me that I AM HIS! And with Him, I am all this and so much more.

You are too! Really! If you are struggling to believe me, just ask Jesus. He knows you, intimately, personally, lovingly.

Ask God to show you how HE sees you.

Ask Jesus to carry you through until you make it to shore. He will! He promises HE WILL. Need a reminder full of scripture to lavish you in how much you are beloved: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYTQmKev9BY Beloved by Jordan Feliz.

Let God’s words soak into your soul and fill those empty, hurting places.

I want to thank my dear friend Lisa for taking up blogging while I was unable to. You, dear, one are one of those loving voices on the shore waiting for me. YOU ARE A PEARL.