When talking about life’s battles, a pastor got real by admitting the painful truth that exhaustion is real.
Pastor Gets Real About Being Exhausted
A video from Pastor Shawn Johnson was shared from a time when he shared about anxiety and exhaustion.
“Have you ever felt like that, though? Maybe you just got a little riled up on the inside when I said that. That’s how I felt. And the very next thought was, “Oh, yeah, but I’m exhausted. I want to fight! However, I’m exhausted. And if I knew how to do this, I already would have,” he said.
Pastor Shawn Johnson serves as Senior Pastor of Red Rocks Church. He is passionate about seeing people transformed by the Word of God.
He wrote a book entitled Attacking Anxiety, a book that reminds us that in the middle of so much brokenness and overwhelming pain, God has a plan and a purpose for your life.
Exhausted From Fighting Life’s Battles
Shawn frequently speaks about his mental health struggle, and he empowers people to fight for their spiritual, emotional, and mental health.
“Have you ever been, you or someone you love, who is dealing with depression or anxiety, and you get to a point where loved ones call and you don’t even have the energy to answer a phone call? You don’t have the energy to return a text? You can’t even muster up the fake emotions to hit the smiley face emoji? Like nothing. You know what I’m saying? Like, that’s real,” he said.
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But because of what he has been through, he has earned how to rely on God. He even received a revelation from God after prayer the most honest and vulnerable prayer.
“And so I prayed this really real prayer to God. And I bet you know what this feels like. I said, “God, what do I do when I’m trying to stand on Your promises that say I don’t have to be afraid, when I’ve never been more afraid? What now? What then?”
Pastor Gets Real About God’s Promises
“And I felt like He dropped a thought in my head. I know it was from Him. I never would have come up with it. He said, “You put your foot down, and you put your hands up. You put your foot down, and you stand on My promises,” he said.
He went on to say, “Greater is He that is in me than he who is in the world. Greater is He that is in My son than anything this world can throw at him. No weapon formed against My son is going to prosper. And my God will never leave me nor forsake me. And He will give me the victory. He will fight for me.”
He continued, “You stand on those promises, you put your hands up in praise, and you let Me work.”
“I’m exhausted from this battle. Here’s what you’ve got to know right up top: This fight is not about our strength. It’s about our God’s strength,” he concluded.
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