When Weariness Settles In

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A weariness that settles in and makes itself comfortable—at home.
It has snuggled into a chair and decides to stay.

I can’t seem to get out from under its weight.
It’s the long-lasting kind, lingering like an uninvited guest.

I want to shake it off.
But it feels more like a wet blanket,
molded to the contours of my body.

I tug at the edges.
I try to pry it loose.
Yet weariness is stubborn.
It prefers clinging to being shaken off.
It has dressed me from head to toe.

Did I accidentally welcome it?
Did I let it stay too long?
Have I been too busy, too distracted to notice it slowly pressing in on me?

By the time I recognize it,
The weight feels heavy.
Have I allowed the dust of life to settle without ever shaking it free?

After all, the Lord once instructed His disciples to shake the dust from their feet—a sign that where they had been need not cling to them forever. Dust represents where we’ve walked, what we’ve endured.

What has covered us without permission?

There comes a moment when we must walk away—
for the sake of our health,
for the process of restoration,
for the healing of our souls.

Shake the sand off.
Dust the dirt away.
Resist the temptation to rehash what we cannot control.

“This season is not forever.
Hope is being formed here—slowly, quietly, faithfully.”

There are seasons for everything.
And no season lasts forever.
Even this one.

And yet Scripture gently reminds us:

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”—Galatians 6:9

The question may not be whether weariness has come, but what is needed in this season.

Perseverance: “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame…”—Romans 5:3–5

Stand firm: “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.“—1 Corinthians 15:58

Lord, teach me how to remain when I feel worn and weary.
Teach me how to stand firm—not in my own strength, but in Yours.

When weariness lingers, remind me:
You are with me, always
Still working.
And still holding me close.

This season is not forever.
Hope is being birthed—
slowly, patiently, faithfully,
in a hidden place.

And in time, 
You will bring forth the harvest.

“The real question for me is how to live my fatigue as an experience that can deepen my soul.”—Henri Nouwen