"I'm too exhausted to do anything. My energy is just gone and never coming back."
How it sounds in your head: You wake up tired. You go to bed tired. Even when you sleep, you're still drained. You can't keep up with everyone else anymore. You're watching your friends live while you're stuck in neutral.
"He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength."
-- Isaiah 40:29Enemy whisper: 'Your youth is wasted. You're defective. Something's wrong with you that can't be fixed.'
Every morning feels like you're swimming through concrete. Your body physically hurts from being tired, and you've forgotten what it feels like to actually want to do something. The exhaustion is so constant it's become your identity.
Samson just killed 1,000 men and was dying of thirst, completely exhausted and believing he'd die. God split open a rock, water gushed out, he drank, and his strength returned IMMEDIATELY—'his spirit returned, and he revived.'
I REFUSE the lie that exhaustion is my permanent state. IT IS WRITTEN that He gives power to the weak, and I am Abraham's seed, heir according to the promise. The BARAK blessing that protected murderers and liars flows through my veins through Christ's blood. I don't produce energy—I RECEIVE it from the Vine. IT IS WRITTEN that my youth is renewed like the eagle's. I am NOT too tired. I am CONNECTED to the Source of all energy, and breakthrough is my NOW reality, not my someday hope.
The Father isn't standing at a distance saying 'get more sleep first.' He's running toward you WITH the energy you need, robe in hand, ring ready. He sees you exhausted and says 'My strength is perfected in your weakness'—not after you rest, but RIGHT NOW in the middle of it.