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And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” --Exodus 33:14 If you’re feeling tired and worn out today, I want to ask you something. What’s causing your fatigue? Have you tried to determine the cause? Clearly, the demands of our daily lives take a toll at times. Even our Christian service can make us weary. The Lord himself even felt tired at times. It’s true! In John chapter 4 the Scripture says that after meeting the needs of people and performing miracles, Jesus was physically exhausted. Isn’t that amazing? In his humanity, even God himself felt the weariness of fatigue. So it’s not a sin to be fatigued. But it is a sin to not take the necessary measures to regain balance when things get out of control. We were designed to require physical, spiritual, and emotional balance in our lives. But beyond the physical demands of service, sometimes human beings are weakened by sin. It is costly to live in chronic disobedience before God. It weakens you spiritually, but carrying the burden of guilt and discouragement also weakens you physically. So if you’re weary today, let me ask you to do something. Be honest with yourself and take a look at what’s causing your fatigue. Do you simply need rest and relaxation? Or is your spirit weary with the burden of unconfessed sin? Call out to him. The Lord is able to restore you and he will give you rest. IN HIS HUMANITY, EVEN GOD FELT THE WEARINESS OF FATIGUE. Which Direction Are You Facing? by Dr. Paul Chappell “And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.” Genesis 13:10–12 Lot had a close relationship with one of the greatest men of faith in all of human history. His uncle, Abraham, brought Lot with him when he left his home to follow God’s leading to a new land. As a result of their time together, Lot not only learned about God but profited materially in a great way as well. Yet he was not wise enough to want to stay with Abraham, and when the men who kept their large herds began to argue over land, Abraham graciously gave Lot first choice of where to go. Lot not only chose the area around Sodom, the most wicked city of the day, but when he set up camp, his tent looked toward Sodom. That choice led to great loss and sin for Lot and his family. A. W. Tozer said, “If I look at the world, I will conform to the ways of the world. If I look at the Word, I will conform to the will of God.” When we long to get as close to the world as we can and still feel good about ourselves as Christians, it will not be long before we pull back in our pursuit of God. There is a great drawing power in the things of the world. Satan is a master of temptation, and we must remain on guard to keep our hearts fixed on God.   Today’s Growth Principle:  The direction you lean will be the direction you fall, so take great care in what holds your affections.