I’m joining the Five Minute Friday Community again this week (I know it’s Saturday, but it’s better late than never, hey?) When I saw the word prompt for this weeks write, I nearly laughed! The word is ‘tired’ (and you can read other people’s musings if you click here).
I know too well these days what it’s like to be tired. I think tired is my best friend sometimes, as it always seems to hang around with me. It doesn’t matter what time of the day it is, tired is right beside me keeping me company!
Tired is the one friend I don’t need right now and it brings along a few more friends too when it really wants to have a party. There was one day this week when the party started early and tired brought round a whole heap of friends to join in. Friends like anger, irritability and hopelessness.
As much as I like socialising and having a good party, this was one party I didn’t want to go to. I had to find a way to gently decline on this party. You know the type of excuse you want to find when you need to let a “friend” down that you don’t really want to hang around with? I needed an “I’m washing my hair” excuse right in that moment.
We all have a particular friend we can call on to get us out of a hole. Well, this was the moment when I decided I needed to call on my friend. A friend who is really reliable.
Strength.
On this particular day, I really needed Strength to get me through and keep tired at bay. So, like you pick up the phone to a friend, I got on my knees and prayed. (Well, figuratively speaking. I was in the car driving to work, so getting on my knees was not an option). Anyway, just like you can be yourself with a friend, I just poured it all out, all my tears and frustrations, and asked for His Strength to be with me that day.
And do you know what? When I asked for His Strength to come, He brought along patience, perseverance and hope. My friends anger, irritability and hopelessness didn’t hang around for too long shortly afterwards. Tired was still there though, but it didn’t bother me as much once I knew I had Strength to keep me going.
When I asked for His Strength to come, He brought along patience, perseverance and hope. Click To Tweet
It’s lovely to picture the bedfellows of strength over tired…
I agree Amy. Calling on His strength provides a whole heap of “friends” I’d rather hang around with. 😊
Lynne, I think this is my favorite “tired” post 🙂 It is so true, Tired has many friends and they all come along for the ride. I am so grateful we have been given a better friend and way to overcome tiredness. Grateful for the endless supply of strength our God provides when we come before Him humbly and ask. Beautiful reminder!
PS – I am so glad you decided to write. It was not a day late but right on time!
Oh Joanne, thank you so much for your beautiful comment. ❤️ I agree God has such an endless supply, we just need to remember to keep going to him when we feel we’ve run out again. Bless you for stopping by and for your encouragement Joanne.
Love it. Mixing in our human nature with God’s Strength was brilliant. Really like the phrase “When I asked for His Strength to come, He brought along patience, perseverance and hope.” Blessings.
Thank you for your lovely comment and for taking the time to read.
Beautiful. He is so good to bring us His fruit, when we bring Him our hungry and thirsty selves. Oh how I know those “friends” well 😉 – but also those our Strength brings, when I get down on my knees, again and again. Praise Him for His mercies that are new every morning.
Oh yes! New mercies! Every. Single. Day! 🙌
What a great post. Tired brings their friends around my place all too often. I’m so thankful I can call on the Lord’s strength to get me through. Visiting from #8 at the FMF this week.
Thank you so much Barbie. I pray that the Lord will carry you through those tired moments.
I appreciate your honesty regarding even being tired when it comes to getting together with certain friends once in a while. Sometimes honesty is the best and sometimes, as you did, you “got on my knees and prayed. (Figuratively. . .)” It’s the best place to be physically and in our hearts. [Found your post via FMF).
Thank you so much for stopping by Cornelia. Praying to God when all hope is lost is sometimes the best prayer – it’s raw and real! Bless you 💕