If you’ve ever been weary, you are in good company. Moses grew weary of holding up his hands when the Israelites battled the Amalekites (Exodus 17:11-13).

Job grew weary in the midst of his heart wrenching trial (Job 10:1). And David grew so weary with his groaning that he soaked his pillow with tears and drenched his couch with weeping (Psalm 6:6). Now that’s weary!

What is weariness? Exhausted strength. Failing endurance. Washed-out vigor. Weariness brings with it spirits of heaviness and fainting that make you feel like quitting. Weariness skews your perspective. It causes you to look at the world – and maybe even the church – through bleary eyes. Weariness has friends named Discouragement and Confusion and the trio sings a chorus that sounds something like this:

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