I have nothing left to give

'Then Jesus said, 'Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens and I will give you rest."                  Matthew 11:28   NLT

Do you have those days when you feel you have nothing left to give? Of course you do; you wouldn't be human if you didn't. But saying that, does not help. You've overspent your energy and you are exhausted and worn out, and what's more, no-one seems to notice or even care. You're almost down on your knees with tiredness and all you hear is, 'Pull yourself together, it's part of life.' It may be for some but not for the bible believing son or daughter of the King of kings. With Him, we have victory.

However, at this moment you probably don't feel victorious; why is that? Consider your life; you have commitments, you may have a stressful job, busy church life and a demanding family. Then you have shopping, household chores including gardening, walking the dog and whatever else that overfills your day. You need some help and I know where you can get it!

Jesus, was fully God but He was also fully human so He knew what it was like to feel exhausted and totally worn out. Read about Him in the Gospels. He found it difficult to get away from people. They had never seen anyone like Him and they wanted as much as they could. They wanted healing, food, marital and family counselling issues and then He had the disciples who were often seeking who would be the greatest in His kingdom. If anyone needed Help, He did - and He got it.

Most mornings, very early He would go out alone and be with His Father. We don't really know what was said but we can assume that He was emptying Himself of all His human burdens and receiving a top up of the Holy Spirit from His Father. He needed this, otherwise He would not have had the strength, in His human form, to meet the people's needs. He needed to empty out all of the problematic burden and have the Father pour out His Living water of life, in fullness. Now, if Jesus needed this, I think you know that you do as well. But it means, finding the time to be alone with Jesus, He is the one that can give you the strength you need to be able to cope. Look at His Words:'Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens and I will give you rest.'

This is the best offer you will ever receive and you know you need this. Let's do this now:

'Lord Jesus, of late  I've been feeling that I have nothing left to give. I understand that if I come to You, I'll be able to offload my weary burdens and find rest. I ask You for this now, Lord. In Jesus' Name. Amen

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