What Are You Tired Of?

In this world of evil, all of us are tired. But the question is: What are you tired of? Is it fighting or is it suffering? There’s a huge difference between these two. 

When those tired of suffering are attacked by fear, they may even crawl into a cave at some point in their lives. But once they have suffered enough, they take a stand, face and overcome their fears, and turn the tables on defeat and shame.

They do what Gideon did in the Bible. God called him to change his life and the lives of the entire nation because of his attitude:

“Now the Angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son GIDEON THRESHED WHEAT IN THE WINEPRESS, to hide it from the Midianites.” Judges 6:11. 

A winepress is no place to thresh wheat. Yet instead of hiding in the cave with his people, dying of hunger, Gideon decided to come out, took action, and sought a solution.

Elijah, the prophet, on the other hand, who had experienced God’s deliverance in great ways, got frightened by a letter threatening his life and became irritated by the unbelief and ingratitude of the people of Israel and got ‘tired of fighting.’ So much so that he asked God for his death and crawled inside a cave. He was overcome by fear and had to be replaced by Elisha. God had to choose someone else to replace him, saying:

“…you shall anoint lehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha, the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah, you shall anoint as prophet in your place.” I Kings 19.16

Tell me, what are you tired of? Suffering or fighting? Your answer to this question will determine where you are going: Out of the cave or into one.