I once had a friend who could fall asleep anytime anywhere. Car ride more than fifteen minutes? Snoozing. Sit down to watch a movie? Out like a light. He had to make a concerted effort to get ready for bed because if he lay down, he was out for good. People would ask him how he could fall asleep so quickly, and his prepared answer was always, “clean conscience.” He was a very active guy, who had a physically demanding job, and trained four days a week. The truth was that he was just always tired.

I’m sure we’ve all had seasons in our lives where we experience true exhaustion. This isn’t the “I had a long day and need to kick up my feet” tired. This is the “deep in my bones” weariness where your only desire is to crawl into bed and be unconscious for as long as possible. Maybe you started a new job, maybe you added a kid to your family or maybe there’s a global pandemic happening. It’s okay to be tired. It’s okay because we have a God who you can trust to carry you through the hardest times.

Psalm 94:18-19 says,
18 When I thought, ‘My foot slips,’
your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.
19 When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.

It is easier than ever for our “feet” to slip these days. You watch the news or look at the numbers and the cares of our hearts become many, many, many! It is times like this when we need to center our focus on God’s steadfast love. We need to allow God’s consolations to cheer our souls.

The times are scary, and it feels like the old normal is slipping further and further away. It is times like this that should cause us to lean in closer to our faith. God stays the same through the ages, God’s love never changes. There may be pain in the night, but joy comes in the morning. We just need to hold on to the hope we have, and we will make it to morning stronger and more faithful.

Socially distant doesn’t mean relationally distant. Reach out to someone.
Now wash your hands and don’t touch your face.