Tired Side of Content
Embracing Exhaustion: Discovering True Rest in the Tired Side of Content
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I'm on the tired side of content
I am currently feeling content but also fatigued.
Exhaustion is my privilege
Being exhausted is a privilege or a sign of hard work and commitment.
What's the point of getting to heaven
Questioning the significance of reaching heaven if one is well-rested and well-fed.
Being well rested and well fed?
Expressing a desire for a deeper, more sacrificial existence than mere comfort in the afterlife.
No, I want to be spent
Desire to use up all resources and energy.
'Cause everything we have is lent
Acknowledging that everything in life is temporary or borrowed.
Oh, I want to be used
Expressing a longing to be utilized or purposefully engaged.
To give honor to the accused
Wishing to honor those who are wrongly accused or misunderstood.
Pass on the comfort I received in Christ
Intention to pass on the comfort received from Christ to others.
To see my need for his sacrifice
Acknowledging the need for Christ's sacrifice and one's dependence on it.
It's my turn to give it to others
Recognizing the responsibility to give back to others.
As we become sisters and brothers
Emphasizing the sense of communal connection as brothers and sisters.
I'm on the tired side of content
Reiteration of feeling content but tired.
Because I was taught the secret
Having learned the secret of finding contentment regardless of circumstances.
Of being in plenty or in need
Referencing the ability to endure both abundance and lack through Christ.
I can do all things through Christ in me
Quoting the empowering belief in Christ's strength within.
And I want to see Christ formed in you
Expressing a desire to witness the presence of Christ in others.
He is the only person who
Highlighting Christ's unique ability to transform evil into good.
Can take our evil and turn it for good
Emphasizing the understanding and redemption offered by Christ.
And make you feel wholly understood
Expressing a desire to be spent or used for a greater purpose.
Oh, I want to be spent
Reiterating the temporary nature of possessions and experiences.
'Cause everything we have is lent
Expressing a longing to be purposefully engaged or utilized.
Oh, I want to be used
Desire to honor those who are falsely accused or misunderstood.
To give honor to the accused
Intent to pass on the comfort received from Christ to others.
Pass on the comfort I received in Christ
Acknowledging the need for Christ's sacrifice and dependency on it.
To see my need for his sacrifice
Reiteration of the responsibility to give back to others.
It's my turn to give it to others
Emphasizing the sense of communal connection as brothers and sisters.
As we become sisters and brothers
Reiteration of the responsibility to give back to others.
True rest is not found in bed
Defining true rest as found in a spiritual connection rather than physical rest.
Or made up inside our head
Rejecting the notion that rest is merely a mental construct.
We find it in Jesus' yoke
Finding true rest in embracing the teachings of Jesus.
When we let him bear our load
Allowing Jesus to carry the burdens of life.
He can spend us all he wants
Willingness to be spent or used by Jesus regardless of the physical toll.
Though our bodies wear the cost
Acknowledging the potential physical consequences of being utilized by Jesus.
Find joy in that crazy claim
Finding joy in the unconventional idea that losing one's life is a gain.
Lose our lives, we'll call it gain
Embracing the idea that sacrificing one's life leads to a meaningful existence.
This is where my soul finds rest
Locating peace and satisfaction on the side of being tired but content.
On the tired side of content
Reiteration of feeling content but tired.
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