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  STRENGTH FOR THE WEARY HEART
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: God promises to strengthen the heart through hope in Him, and
provides the power and courage to perform any task through a trustful
glance and the pouring in of His grace.

Topics: "Spiritual Renewal", "Trusting God"
Scripture References: Psalm 39:9

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Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about finding strength and courage in the
Lord, emphasizing the importance of turning to God in times of
weariness, distraction, or numbness. She encourages seeking gladness,
refreshment, moderation, and recollection from the Heavenly Father, who
is always ready to pour His grace into open hearts. By trusting in God
and allowing His Spirit to control and renew our innermost feelings, we
can find deepened, sweetened, and refilled springs of life within us.

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Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope
in the Lord.

PSALMS 31:24

Lord, all my desire is before Thee.

PSALMS 39:9

THINK not again the wells of Life to fill,

By any conscious act of your own will;

Retire within the silence of your soul,

And let God's Spirit enter, and control.

The springs of feeling which you thought were stilled,

Shall so be deepened, sweetened, and refilled.

ANNA J. GRANNISS

WHEN you find that weariness depresses or amusement distracts you, you
will calmly turn with an untroubled spirit to your Heavenly Father, who
is always holding out His arms to you. You will look to Him for gladness
and refreshment when depressed, for moderation and recollection when in
good spirits, and you will find that He will never leave you to want. A
trustful glance, a silent movement of the heart towards Him will renew
your strength; and though you may often feel as if your soul were
downcast and numb, whatever God calls you to do, He will give you power
and courage to perform. Our Heavenly Father, so far from ever
overlooking us, is only waiting to find our hearts open, to pour into
them the torrents of His grace.

FRANÇOIS DE LA MOTHE FÉNELON

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mary-wilder-tileston/strength-for-the-weary-heart/
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