Tired and Weary Yet Praising the Lord
Wally Herron was sent to Bolivia as a missionary, and travelling in that area was brutal. During one of his trips, Wally found himself riding his horse through grass that was taller than him, and as the rain fell he found that he had to go through long stretches of deep water to get to his destination.
Praising Through Weariness
Here’s how he described it, and listen for the positive words at the end: “The water got deeper and came up to the saddle. Everything was soaked: my hammock, blanket, mosquito net, and even my Bible and reading material. The steer had to swim at times to keep moving. I couldn’t go on any longer, so had to turn back to the last ranch I had passed, twelve miles away. I arrived there after dark, tired and weary, yet praising the Lord that I had escaped many unseen dangers.”
That sounds like a pretty tough situation, and he ended up losing a lot of ground, and yet he arrives at this ranch in the dark, tired and weary, yet praising the Lord!
How often could you say that you are tired and weary, yet praising the Lord? I think that for many of us, being tired and weary brings out grumpiness, not praise and worship. I read this and thought, when I am tired and weary, I want to praise! I don’t want to mumble and grumble, I want to praise!
Grateful for Unseen Protection
Did you see why he was able to do this? It’s because in spite of the difficulties, he said that he had “escaped many unseen dangers”. I wonder how many unseen dangers you and I escape every day? I wonder how often God protects us and we don’t even see it or know about it?
Perhaps if we come to the end of the day and praise God for his protection from unseen dangers, then we’ll be able to praise Him, and worship Him gladly, even if we are tired and weary.
