📖 Scripture

Isaiah 40:29
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”

💬 Devotional

Some days, you wake up tired. Not the kind of tired a good night’s sleep can fix—but a soul-deep exhaustion. You’ve been holding everything together for too long. Smiling when it hurts. Showing up when no one notices. Praying… and wondering if anything is changing.

The truth is, even the most faithful grow weary. Even the strongest feel stretched thin. But today’s verse offers something more than comfort—it offers a promise: God gives strength to the weary. Not just encouragement. Not just a pat on the back. He gives power where there is none.

And He doesn’t shame you for feeling empty. He meets you there. Right in the middle of your undone prayers, your shaky hope, your whispered "I can’t do this anymore."

Maybe your strength isn’t the kind the world celebrates. Maybe your strength today looks like breathing through the tears, choosing kindness when you're spent, or saying “help me” in a quiet prayer.

You are not a failure for being tired. You are human. And you are loved by a God who renews, restores, and never runs out.

🧠 Theology for the Weary

In Isaiah 40, the prophet reminds a weary people of God’s endless strength. Unlike human energy that fades, God’s power is eternal and overflowing. He doesn’t just possess strength—He shares it. He gives strength. This is part of His nature: to lift up the lowly, to empower the weak, to trade beauty for ashes and strength for surrender. You don’t have to find the strength. You just have to receive it.

🔍 Reflection Questions

✅ Where am I feeling empty or exhausted right now?
✅ What does it mean that God gives power to the weak—not just peace, but power?
✅ How is God inviting me to pause and receive rather than strive and push?

🙏 Prayer

God, I’m tired. I don’t have the strength I need—but I believe You do. Help me stop pretending I’m okay when I’m not. Meet me in my emptiness and fill me again. Let Your power be made perfect in my weakness today. Amen.

🍵 Invitation to Stillness

Take a deep breath, friend.
If you have a moment, steep a cup of Counting Sheep—a soothing blend of chamomile, spearmint, and lemongrass.
As it warms your hands, let this be a sacred pause. You don’t have to do it all. You just have to be held.