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Has travel ever worn you out?
Having traveled extensively as a flight attendant and later as a manager and Merchandise Coordinator in retail, I have many horrific travel stories. Some stick out more than others. Like the time I spent the night on the airplane in Richmond.
After a long day serving passengers on one flight after another, a mechanical issue grounded us in Richmond. En route to Newport News, an hour-and-a-half drive away, the airline chartered a bus for the passengers, but the crew had to stay behind.
“It won’t take long,” the pilots assured me.
Lying on the seats, trying to sleep, I stayed awake with exhaustion. Originally scheduled to be home in the early evening, I had another flight out in the morning to visit family in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, by the time the mechanics fixed the plane and we landed at our home base, I had an hour to go home, change, and get back to the airport for my next flight.
Writing this now, I can easily recall how exhausted I felt that long-ago day.
Weary travelers find satisfaction when they cry out to the Lord.
The unknown author of Psalm 107 wrote it about people God rescued from desperate circumstances. He described the travelers who became lost in the wilderness. Wandering and directionless, they had no home. Hungry and thirsty, their bodies ached for nourishment.
“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.
Psalm 107:6
When weary wanderers cried out for help, God answered, leading them straight to safety and satisfying their thirst and hunger with good things. The Lord not only satisfied their physical needs, but also their spiritual ones.
Our human souls can feel as weary as our physical bodies, searching for more, hungry and thirsty for a spiritual connection with the Savior. Everyone has a hole in their soul that only the Lord can fill. God doesn’t just feed the soul; He satisfies it and fills our emptiness.
From restlessness to rest, we journey through life’s wilderness, finding satisfaction only when we cry out to Jesus. God doesn’t abandon us on the journey; He satisfies us when we call out to Him.
Journal Questions:
- Where in your life do you feel spiritually hungry, restless, or unsatisfied, and what might God be inviting you to seek from Him?
- When has God met you in a season of feeling lost, empty, or uncertain, and how did He satisfy your soul?
- What temporary source of satisfaction are you tempted to rely on instead of allowing God to fill your deepest longings?
Application:
Cry out to God today when you feel weary and in need of rest.
