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Feeling Weary? Here’s How to Find Strength in Intimacy with Jesus

Ever feel so drained that no amount of rest seems to restore you? In this episode, Cecily unpacks the weight of weariness—how it affects not just individuals but the church as a whole. More importantly, she reveals how cultivating a lifestyle of intimacy with Jesus can transform exhaustion into endurance.

How do you fix your eyes on Jesus when life feels overwhelming? What are the key ingredients to deep, lasting intimacy with Him? Cecily shares simple yet powerful ways to stir up adoration, thanksgiving, worship, and communion, along with the disciplines needed to stay the course.

If this resonates with you, you’ll want to dive deeper. Get Cecily’s book, Repurpose Your Pain, on Amazon and her website here.

🎧 After listening, take a moment to sit still with Jesus, reflect on what spoke to your heart, and share your thoughts with a friend who needs encouragement.

Takeaways

• Weariness is a lethal threat to the church and can cause us to lose our faith, joy, energy, motivation, and momentum.
• The antidote for weariness is intimacy with Jesus, which requires commitment, diligence, patience, stillness, discipline, and sacrifice.
• Basic ingredients for intimacy with the Lord include sitting still, stirring up adoration, thanksgiving, worship, communion, reading the Word, and giving the Holy Spirit time to speak.
• Developing a lifestyle of intimacy with Jesus is the highest pursuit and the best use of our time.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:45 Series: Repurpose Your Pain

01:40 Pursuing Intimacy with Jesus

03:06 Understanding Weariness

04:36 The Lethal Threat to the Church

05:34 Learning from the Lives of Faithful Christians

07:01 The Importance of Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus

08:30 The Urgency of Maintaining Intimacy with Jesus

10:53 Repurposing Weariness through Intimacy with Jesus

13:27 Upcoming Episode on Weariness

14:35 Recap and Preview

15:21 Basic Ingredients for Intimacy with Jesus

17:48 Sitting Still and Stirring Up Adoration

19:15 Thanksgiving and Worship

20:12 The Difference Between Praise and Worship

22:07 The Importance of Communion

23:05 Reading the Word for Revelation

23:34 Giving the Holy Spirit Time to Speak

24:33 Discipline and Protecting Tabernacle Time

26:01 Commitment and Diligence

27:24 Patience and Stillness

30:25 Discipline and Sacrifice

41:05 Conclusion

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