Feeling Weary? Here’s How to Find Strength in Intimacy with Jesus
Ever feel so drained that no amount of rest seems to restore you? In this episode, Cecily unpacks the weight of weariness—how it affects not just individuals but the church as a whole. More importantly, she reveals how cultivating a lifestyle of intimacy with Jesus can transform exhaustion into endurance.
How do you fix your eyes on Jesus when life feels overwhelming? What are the key ingredients to deep, lasting intimacy with Him? Cecily shares simple yet powerful ways to stir up adoration, thanksgiving, worship, and communion, along with the disciplines needed to stay the course.
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🎧 After listening, take a moment to sit still with Jesus, reflect on what spoke to your heart, and share your thoughts with a friend who needs encouragement.
Takeaways
- Weariness is a lethal threat to the church and can cause us to lose our faith, joy, energy, motivation, and momentum.
- The antidote for weariness is intimacy with Jesus, which requires commitment, diligence, patience, stillness, discipline, and sacrifice.
- Basic ingredients for intimacy with the Lord include sitting still, stirring up adoration, thanksgiving, worship, communion, reading the Word, and giving the Holy Spirit time to speak.
- Developing a lifestyle of intimacy with Jesus is the highest pursuit and the best use of our time.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Series: Repurpose Your Pain
01:40 Pursuing Intimacy with Jesus
03:06 Understanding Weariness
04:36 The Lethal Threat to the Church
05:34 Learning from the Lives of Faithful Christians
07:01 The Importance of Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus
08:30 The Urgency of Maintaining Intimacy with Jesus
10:53 Repurposing Weariness through Intimacy with Jesus
13:27 Upcoming Episode on Weariness
14:35 Recap and Preview
15:21 Basic Ingredients for Intimacy with Jesus
17:48 Sitting Still and Stirring Up Adoration
19:15 Thanksgiving and Worship
20:12 The Difference Between Praise and Worship
22:07 The Importance of Communion
23:05 Reading the Word for Revelation
23:34 Giving the Holy Spirit Time to Speak
24:33 Discipline and Protecting Tabernacle Time
26:01 Commitment and Diligence
27:24 Patience and Stillness
30:25 Discipline and Sacrifice
41:05 Conclusion
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