A Verse About Lethargy: Overcoming the Slumber of Inaction

A verse about lethargy:

“I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” Jeremiah 31:25

I was happy to find this verse about lethargy this morning. It appeals to me. This verse gives me hope.

You see, I’m tired. I’m always exhausted.

There are many reasons for this. My work schedule does not comply with healthy sleeping habits. Sometimes, my daughter has trouble sleeping at night and my sleep gets interrupted.

Even worse, on the nights when she doesn’t wake up, or I’m not busy at work, I still can’t sleep.

I can be overcome with exhaustion to the point of falling asleep. But, as soon as I lie down it’s like my mind is awakened.

On the one hand, I’ve trained my body to be awake during this time. I need to be alert at work even when I wake up. But even when I’m home I have retained this alertness.

Perhaps it’s because that’s the only time I have the flexibility to think, unhindered.

Most of my day is generally occupied with solving problems for others, satisfying the curiosities of a toddler, or simple property maintenance.

As I lie in bed, that’s when I do my research. It’s when I look up parts for the machines I’m working on. It is also when I scour auctions for more deals and additional equipment for future projects.

The quest is neverending.

It wasn’t supposed to be like this, but the world has gotten so difficult. I feel as though unless you work continuously, you can never get ahead. You can’t even remain where you are.

In the fire service, there’s an adage in regards to fighting a fire. Unless you’re moving forward, you’re losing. If you’re not gaining headway on extinguishing the fire, it’s going to beat you.

It’s gotten to that point in life, too.

If you don’t work for incremental gains, the sheer cost of living increases will drown you. The dollar doesn’t go as far as it used to, and prices certainly aren’t coming down.

So, unless you can earn more, you actually make less than you did.

And that’s why I have to always work. The unfortunate reality is that it’s going to get even worse for me.

But, it’s a double-edged sword

In the past few weeks, I’ve been overcome with a plethora of equipment given to me to repair and flip. It’s a boon and an answer to my prayers in some regard.

The downside is that I need to fix all of that equipment, and that takes time. Since I’m already trying to manage several different businesses on top of my 56-hour-a-week work schedule, all while trying to remain a good dad and husband, the only answer is that I need to work more.

The only time that I can sacrifice to work more is at night. So, going forward, a lot of the work I do on our machines will be done at night while my family is sleeping.

I already sacrifice a lot of time with them, and I can’t afford any more. The only solution is to work while they’re asleep.

I hope that this work will pay dividends in the future, but for right now, I am tired. I can’t remember the last time I woke up feeling refreshed and renewed.

This verse reminds me that there is hope.

My dad’s answer to any problem was, “Just work harder.” For a long time I half-agreed, but I tailored it to suit my needs by saying, “Just work smarter.”

I have sought passive income, and that’s one of the reasons why I do this blog. It hasn’t worked out the way that successful bloggers will tell you. Otherwise, I’d be doing this full-time by now.

I thought that if I was just smart enough, I wouldn’t have to work as hard as my dad did. Perhaps some people are just meant to struggle through life. I certainly feel like one of them.

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