Have there ever been a point you in your life where everything around you keeps falling apart? Finances are terrible. Health is declining. Personal relationships are non-existent. The walls around you are caving in and you can’t seem to find a way out. Sis, this is known as the “Weary Season.” Weary is defined as “exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor or freshness.” Most of us have experienced this one time or another in our lives.  

When this season arrives, you must have the audacity to keep going. You will feel tired. It will be tough to fight it, but you can do it. Whenever I’ve entered this season, I was always physically and mentally exhausted from trying to figure out why certain parts of my life were constantly under attack. When the enemy attacks me, he targets my health and finances. In my life, these things usually occur in cycles. Things will be going great. Then, boom! I’ll have some type of medical scare that results in expensive medical bills. Most of the time, these things will occur all at once. In 2019, I was dealing with a benign brain tumor while I also had to have two breast surgeries to remove a rare tumor. For a whole weekend, I was given bad information by the medical staff who said I had cancer. Then, I fell and almost broke my ankle. In addition to all this chaos in my life, my job lost their contract. I was swimming in medical debt. Even with insurance, I was still getting three bills from different locations. This was a lot to deal with at once, but God made a way.  

At times, I would find myself questioning, saying, “Why me?” But, I consider myself to be a strong person. I always try to see the positive side of things, and I refused to give up on myself. Not many people knew that I was dealing with all that at once, mainly because I’ve always been protective of the people I allow into my space. People who are constantly negative are not the ones who should be your support system when life hands you lemons. You are already carrying a lot of weight on your shoulders. Find good positive people who will uplift your spirit.

Your environment plays a major role in your thought processes. If everyone around you is negative, angry, bitter, or gossipy, then this will be no help to you. You need to surround yourself with people who will speak life into you. I always say your body needs soul food to thrive. 

During my weary season, I found myself praying more. I kept telling myself to trust God. Whatever happens is supposed to happen, and I will have to accept it whether good or bad. I prayed. I was obedient. I let God’s voice guide my faith walk. I didn’t know where I was going, but I kept walking until I saw the light at the end of the tunnel. One day I woke up and realized I made it through the storm with minimal scaring. As the years went by, I reflected on those experiences.  

Anytime I’ve faced hard times in my life, a huge blessing was waiting for me on the other side. If I would have quit or given up on myself, I would have missed out on the plans that God had for me—plans to prosper me and to help me elevate to different levels in life.  

So whenever, you stumble across a weary season, remember that quitting will be the easiest thing to do. But you are stronger than that. Push past that option, and keep your chin up because God has something greater for you on the other side. 

Have you had a weary season? What was it like?