Getting Our Second Wind!
Let us not become weary in doing well, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. (Galatians 6:9)
Weariness is the primary enemy of the believer that has captured purpose and has an understanding of destiny. Before the demonic kingdom can ever manipulate, distort and influence, weariness must take place. Weariness has many siblings: exhaustion, fatigue, apathy and discouragement. The antithesis to weariness is restfulness and peacefulness. We must learn to forecast the symptoms of weariness for fear that they disqualify us from our purpose.
The greatest enemy to passion is weariness. Jesus said in Matthew 11:28, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest..” The word weary in its Greek context is kopiaō, meaning, to grow weary, tired, exhausted (with toil or burdens or grief) to labor with wearisome effort, to toil. It is obvious that Jesus gives us the answer to weariness – His rest. His rest is not a rest of idleness and inactivity rather a rest during activity, commonly mentioned as a “second wind.” A second wind is simply an acclimation to the resistance of our environment. And it’s the ability to overcome and have rest in the midst of the work.
Jesus said, come unto Him…it is when we are with Him that we remain restful in labor and in pursuit of fruitfulness. This keeps our passion active and with intentionality. There is no magic formula to this, bottom line – when we grow weary and exhausted it’s when we operate in our own very limited and finite strength. But when we remain in Him and function in His strength; a harvest of fruitfulness and success will awaits us.
What about you? Are you weary? Arriving at a new level of faith is acclimatizing to the resistance that comes against you. Are you at rest in the midst of your fight? Are you on your second wind?
I love your posts, Manny! This was timely. God has been stretching me and showing me new things, which makes me feel “tired”, but I know I’m being renewed by it. I’m on a second wind!
You are very welcome Bernadette!
Is ruth pastor, there is something that when i want to rest in HIm, nothing else matter and i thank God for that because we are imperfect people and our faith always is going to be tested by the enemy, just like Job.
In our walk in Christ we always need to be focus and weariness is the opposite. Weariness keep us our mind busy with thing that dont matter, that we know that God is taking care of, so the result of that is a quenching of the Holy Spirit, and unbelief on what God is already provide.
We have to pursuit our main goal which is take the Good News to all Florida, and I declare that every leader is going to take place and be sure that Jesus is going to provide everything because He is God and God alone, who never leave us and never forsake us. That my motivation that I need to be a prepare person in Christ for the world, and if i come weary, I’m sure that he will confort me just like a boxer trainer in between round. He is going to give us tactics, treat our bruises and never ever is going to throw the towel on us.
Let be prepare and our second wind is for us to embrace the vision and with all our strength start moving forward.
Thank you pastor
You are doing great Javi…. keep pressing!
As I was reading this I remember seeing how birds use the wind to their advantage. They use the very thing that could hinder them to carry them. As the song says; “You are the wind beneath my wings.” Chessy I know, but so true. Thanks for the reminder Pastor, seek His rest while in pursuit.
Love the WIND illustration Maritza…. Very true!!
If passion is in our heart, we will pay what ever the price is to accomplish our dreams. Our passion becomes the driving force. As long as the passion remains our focus, that fire can not be quenched, until the desired result is achieved. When we get tired and weary it is simply because we have permitted our focus to be marred by our outer afflictions and circumstances.
Our hope will not be moved, if we remain tied to the cross!!
I’m pumped!!!
As a singer once wrote, “there is a whole lot of shaking going on!”
I will also quote a friend of mine, “let’s rock and roll!!”. Luv ya MC
We are moving forward with you!!!
IS it’s something wrong with me! Because it ‘s when I’m exhausted, when I m at the end and my back to the wall that’s when I’m at my closet to seeking HIM, depending on HIM. That’s when I’m the most focused. And when HE made that invitation HE had me in mind!!!!
Nothing wrong with you… You are learning to rely on Him! But soon you will have to learn to serve and honor Him when times are good as well!
I am at a place were I have decide to stop fighting God. Something we want thing to happen our way or how we feel it should be done. When we don’t see it come to pass we get frustrated, mad, and we start asking the why’s. I have learn to stop asking why. I am learning that the answers are not in the why but in the what can be done now. You do what is in your hand to do now and in the mist God will take care of everything else. We have to learn to trust God and understanding that we are in His hand and not God in our hands.
When we get to new levels in our lives there’s always going to be struggles and burdens. I think this burdens are going to help us grow and they will help us mature. We just have to always remember that in the middle of the process there’s still responsibilities and things we most accomplish for the kingdom. What I’m saying is that it doesn’t matter if we are in a tough season in our lives what matters is that we most stay faithful and keep our duties and responsibilities on check. God will be with us and His promises are yes and amen, so we don’t have to worry, because God has everything under control.
Mario… I love your faith! God is in control!!
Not exactly sure where I’m at. Sometimes I feel like I’m on my third or fourth wind. 🙂 it’s like when I first started running a 12 min run took alllooot out of me. Eventually 4 miles was an easy and fun run! All we have to do is push forward and the second wind will come before you know it. 🙂
Yes… I know how you feel…. Lord, bring us to a endurance… teach us to get there!
Well Pastor we have to always take our second wind when we are doing thing for the lord because we can’t get tired when we are seeking the lord.
when I start to get weary I look at the heavens and start praying for more strenght to overcome my opstacle In life.
I am not going to lie, for the last 3 months I have been in battle not to grow weary and quit. His words have given me the strength. Knowing that all I have to do is rely in God. I feel that during this time he has made me stronger than ever. Thank you God for the “second wind” which allows me to be an overcomer.
Yes… I’m in the same boat!! Thank God for His faithfulness!
I believe that if I constantly remember that its not me who make things happen but God USING ME will help to keep my focus on Him, that will keep me humble and thankful and whatever I’ve accomplished I’ll keep on giving the glory only to Him!!!..I’ll remember His promises and that He doesn’t lie and I’ll know that if I remain faithful and put from my part I’ll eventually see those promises come to happen and IT WON’T MATTER HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE! Because in the process He changes me to whom Im supposed to be and I know that because I see myself and the way I think now and see things are not the same as 11years ago when I came to live here in the USA. I know it will sound -for some- easier than done but I’m at this point right now! God just refreshes me every time I allow Him to do so and I just see hope!!! I don’t let those feelings to crawl unto me anymore because it’s easier for me to identify them now so I don’t let the poison corrupt my mind anymore. I believe it is simpler than how we actually think it is! It doesn’t take me a lot now to understand more and more that I am not the center of the world and I have been chosen by the creator of EVERYTHING to change the world!!! At times in the past, I’ve felt overwhelmed by what surrounds me and instantly I’ve started seeing peoples flaws (like if I was perfect), I’d started to see limitations everywhere and then frustration had taken me over to the point of disappointment and discouragement…Thank God he has changed my perspective by showing me that in spending time in His presence He gives me peace, refreshment, encouragement, wisdom, compassion and love for people, passion for His vision, that He loves me just how I am and even though I still make mistakes He uses me and loves me the same BIG WAY as He loves the rest of the people and I’ve realized who do I think I am…Im just a servant my focus shouldn’t be on MYSELF, MY NEEDS,for He takes care of me!!!…I’ve realized that whenever I got to a point like that of stress it’s because I thought I was God, and the centered has been MYSELF and not Him. I don’t want to conform to what I had received till now and I know I have a loooong way to go still but I’m willing to go all the way.
Joselyn – you have grown so much in my eyes!! I’m so proud of you! Very good word and explanation as to what Gd has done in your life! Love it
My earthly body does get weary but my heavely heart is strong. For
I have love in my spirit with God: with Him I can and will forge ahead
with my purpose and destiny will be fulfilled. Amen!
I love your responses, Cindy!!!
In my own dictionary, weariness is a bad word. I refuse to operate my life in weariness. You see – weariness is a significant sign of weakness. It open doors to those predators that are in constant search of destruction. How do I overcome it? I always operate with “PASSION”. Passion is the key to every vision in our life and especially with our walk with God. Passion has a very unique way of demonstrating the truth with action, instead of words. I have always said “ANY mission without Passion has NO vision”.
Weariness shows a lack of love, a lack of enthusiasm, a lack of concern or care. Just simply boring.
I always tell my team at work (and now I share with my team in Christ); a successful individual is that one who puts PASSION in everything he or she does. Putting passion in everything you do is putting Christ first in all your day to day walk.
To be weary is to be bored of God; how can I ever do such thing? OMG – How over dramatic hahahahhaha. Vote YES for Passion or NO for weariness… 😉
I believe we are voting YES for PASSION!!!!
Do not grow weary, that’s one of the things God spoke to me for our church at the retreat a couple weeks ago. Maybe because I was feeling weary myself…. After we symbolically tied ourselves to the vision, I remembered that I am not alone. The Lord gives us strength and rest and I believe we find strength in each other also. When I look around and see the others that are right there with me, it gives me a second wind to keep pushing. Knowing that we are all running this race together strengthens my faith to continue pressing on. Thank the Lord for His rest, He knows we need it, and thank God for each other. Encourage someone today!
I know sometimes I get weary. I have come to realize that it is the times in my life when I am trying to be god and solve every issue myself. I thank God that his yoke is easy and his burden is light and that we go through stuff in life so we can rely on God. Without God we are nothing so I just pray that I have a passion through the tough days and I understand that Jesus is on the right hand of the father interceding on my behalf. God believes in us so may we have faith and believe also.
This week has been tough. I moved to a new place and family problems got me a bit down. The great thing about God is that he has never quit on me. He has shown himself to be so faithful that I feel a great deal of gratitude and thankfulness for his mercy and grace. I have also learn from Jesus what it means to committ yourself and endure for a greater cause. I am committed to my Father in heaven. I know that if I don’t quit this too shall pass. So I believe in the hope of every new day and even through difficulties I can find joy and rest when I turn to my Father.
Great opportunities for growth and maturity… God’s got your back!!
Usually when I find myself in a place of weariness, it only takes a moment of self audit to find that I haven’t been feeding my spirit properly or at all. It’s funny how missing one day of praying and reading God’s word can have an affect on you. If you’re not careful one day will lead to another and before you know it, you have no fight in you when a situation presents itself. It’s like running on spiritual fumes or having no spiritual gas at all. My weariness usually disappears with a spiritual fill up 🙂
Thank God for second winds!
Keep filling up!!
You had me for a minute. I was so sure I was not in my “Second Wind”. Everything feels new to me. Almost like a new beginning, that something starting anew. A take off from where you were to a different place. Then it hit me, is that that “Second Wind”? It’s like a another level you’ve moved up to. A freshness to what you had before. (Passion?)
YES!!! Second wind is a renewal!!!
I located myself with every point as being “weary”. However, upon reading the second paragraph I would classify myself as being on my “second wind”, in the midst of the storms (seems more like tornados) that keep popping up in my life, I have never been more and peace. I have found my rest in Him, He has proven Himself to me so many times.
This shows me that i have acclimated to my environment and grown to new levels of faith, through it all I’ve learned to trust Him more and more.
I believe these new levels of faith that we are experiencing is only preparing us for the greater things He is about to do in our lives and in our church.
I’m very proud of you and your growth in Him!
Yo me identifico en el Segundo viento, porque a pesar de las cosas que me ocurren a diario siento el descanso de Dios en mi vida… Porque estoy confiando en su palabra y declarandola a diario. Aunque hay Dias que me siento debil con ganas de tirar todo, pero es ahi cuando recuerdo que el mejor descanso esta en el y que todo estara bien Dios es file y hasta ahora Nunca me ha dejado, en las cosas mas pequenas eh visto su grandeza y se que lo seguira haciendo.
Sir I honestly can’t identify exactly where I am at. The Lord is silent or I’m just not listening… my heart, my life, my all is His but I know this path is not a comfortable one. I’m at a place or mountain where I’m learning how to trust him in different areas of my life and struggle in letting go and allowing him to be God. I’ve tried with my own strength, that didn’t last, now I’m taking baby steps not to get ahead of Him and learning how to rest in Him. His a good God, even though my heart and flesh may fail, I know He Loves me!
Keep your heart fixed on that as you pursuit him.
Weariness… Been there often, especially lately with a baby that demands all my attention all the time. There are days where I catch myself too tired to remember that blogs exist let alone respond to them.
Just now is when I remembered for example. I came home, walked my dogs, fed the baby and got her settled and tries to sit and breathe. I darted fiddling with my remembrance bracelet and *FACEPALM* I FORGOT ABOUT THE BLOGS!!!
So, even through my busyness and exhaustion and weariness I find strength in HIM. I know I have to be up early in the morning and my baby will probably wake me up in 3 hours but I also know that my God will give me the strength to endure.
Weariness… HA! You couldn’t get me this time.