Did you fall into bed tonight a weary warrior? Are you heaving a huge sigh of discouragement and exhaustion... unsure whether any souls were enlightened, or victories won in your struggles today against the enemy's ever-present onslaught?

Did your day seem fruitless, or filled with missed opportunities? Are you pondering why you should even bother to regroup for battle tomorrow?

Instead of surrendering to the enemy's tactics of self-defeat, consider this: Take your eyes off today's circumstances for a few minutes and begin to relax in the simple omnipresent glow of God's love. Realize that He is not a demanding taskmaster, insisting we constantly prove ourselves through our accomplishments. As He has desired in His servants from the beginnings, He simply wants us to persevere, renewing our strength through His Word and His Holy Spirit within us, allowing our works to bear fruit in His season. Paul recalls this conditional promise: "And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart" (Galatians 6:9, RSV).

Recognize that you are not the first weary warrior in God's army, nor will you be the last. Don't allow the enemy to let you lose heart and, in God's time, you will become one of those victorious soldiers whose good works will reap a great harvest for our Commander.

Dear Father, I come before You tonight as a battle-weary warrior in Your army, but I claim supernatural renewal of strength and encouragement as only You can provide. I rebuke the spirits of weariness and self-surrender in Jesus' Name. Father, loose Your victorious power within me. Grant that my rest tonight be sweet, total and invigorating, so I may face tomorrow's battles heartened by Your promise of rewards in due season. In Jesus' Name, Amen.