Isaiah 40:29 — “He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might He increases strength.”
God Does Not Shame Weakness — He Supplies Strength
Weakness often feels like failure. Fatigue can feel like disqualification. Yet Scripture reveals a different reality. God never mocks weakness. He responds to it. When strength runs out, God steps closer.
Isaiah spoke to a weary people who felt forgotten, worn down, and overwhelmed. Instead of correcting them, God comforted them. He declared that He gives power to the faint. He increases strength where there is none.
This means exhaustion does not push God away. It invites Him in.
Why God Waits Until Strength Is Gone
God allows moments of weakness so His power can appear clearly. Human strength often competes with divine strength. When self-reliance fades, God’s power finds room to flow.
Paul learned this truth through hardship. In 2 Corinthians 12:9, God told him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” Weakness becomes the platform for God’s strength, not the obstacle to it.
Your tiredness does not cancel your calling. It confirms your need for God.
Exhaustion Is Often a Sign You Are Building Something Important
Many people feel weak because they are carrying responsibility, vision, family, ministry, work, and expectations. Weakness does not always come from failure. Often, it comes from faithfulness.
Even Elijah reached exhaustion after great victory. In 1 Kings 19:4–8, he collapsed under a tree and asked God to take his life. God did not rebuke him. God fed him, rested him, and restored him. Strength returned through divine care.
God understands human limits. He meets you within them
God’s Strength Is Renewable and Personal
Isaiah 40 does not describe strength as a one-time gift. It describes an ongoing exchange. God supplies strength continually to those who lean on Him.
Verse 31 continues the promise:
“Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength.”
Renewal means strength returns again and again.
You do not need to manufacture endurance. God provides it daily. When you wait on Him, strength rises quietly but powerfully.
This December, Let God Carry What You Cannot
The end of the year often exposes fatigue. Long months drain energy. Unfinished goals weigh on the heart. Yet God invites you to stop striving and start receiving.
Strength does not come from pushing harder. Strength flows from trusting deeper. Let God do what you cannot do on your own.
He strengthens the weak. He lifts the weary. He empowers the exhausted.
Prayer
Strengthen me with Your supernatural might, Lord. Meet me in my weakness and renew my strength. Carry me where I feel tired and empower me where I feel empty. Amen.
