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“Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.” 

—Isaiah 40:31

When we become weary, it’s often because we haven’t waited on the Lord in some instance. We have not sat long at his feet or allowed him access to some area of our lives, or we’ve chosen distance from him in some area of selfishness, pride, anger, or other sin. 

Perhaps we’ve plowed ahead in our own plans and our own strength because we want something and haven’t checked in with him. 

But the eagle flies best by the power of the wind. It soars not with its own strength, but by waiting for the moments when the wind is right to carry it. An eagle can fly in its own power, but it can only carry the smallest of weights without the wind’s strength.

That’s true of us as well. If we try to lift our own weights without waiting for the Lord, we will quickly grow tired. We won’t be equipped to bear the burdens and temptations of this world. We might be able to carry some things for a time, but even small weights will quickly become too heavy. We will grow weak and fall in our weariness. 

The Lord is our strength, and when we run ahead of him, we will always wear out. We will not be able to take up our cross and follow him (Matthew 16:24). 

But when we wait for him, the Holy Spirit becomes like the wind to the eagle, bearing us up and giving us strength for our flights and our burdens.

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