Weariness is not a spiritual failure. Elijah sat under a tree and asked to die; the Psalms are full of people running on empty. These verses were chosen for tired people — they speak about rest, renewal, and strength that is borrowed rather than mustered. Let one of them carry a little of the weight today.
Bible Verses for When You Feel Weary
when you are running on empty — 32 hand-picked passages.
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“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”Psalms 23:1
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.”Psalms 121:1
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”Psalms 55:22
“My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.”Psalms 73:26
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”Ecclesiastes 3:1
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”Isaiah 40:31
“The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.”Habakkuk 3:19
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”Matthew 11:28
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”Matthew 11:29
“For with God nothing shall be impossible.”Luke 1:37
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”John 10:10
“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”John 15:5
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”Romans 12:12
“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”2 Corinthians 4:16
“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”2 Corinthians 12:9
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”Galatians 6:9
“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:”Philippians 1:6
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”Philippians 4:13
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”Philippians 4:19
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”Colossians 3:23
“Rejoice evermore.”1 Thessalonians 5:16
“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”1 Timothy 6:12
“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)”Hebrews 10:23
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,”Hebrews 12:1
“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;”James 1:2
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”James 1:12
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”1 Peter 5:10
“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”Nehemiah 8:10
“Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.”Psalms 62:1
“And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.”Isaiah 58:11
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”Proverbs 17:22
“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.”Psalms 27:14
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