Weary Quotes

• We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and how graciously He once waited for us.

  Charles Spurgeon

  God, Christian, Long

  Charles Spurgeon (2012). “Daily Help Devotional”, p.81, Whitaker House

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• Meaninglessness does not come from being weary of pain. Meaninglessness comes from being weary of pleasure.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Pain, Doe, Pleasure

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• I am absolutely convinced that meaninglessness does not come from being weary of pain; meaninglessness comes from being weary of pleasure. And that is why we find ourselves emptied of meaning with our pantries still full.

  Ravi Zacharias

  Pain, Doe, Pleasure

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• Christ is our best friend, and ere long will be our only friend. I pray God with all my heart that I may be weary of everything else but converse and communion with Him.

  John Owen

  Heart, Long, May

  John Owen (1970). “The correspondence of John Owen (1616-1683): with an account of his life and work”, Attic Pr

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• If we grow weary and give up, the goal remains for someone else to achieve.

  Zig Ziglar

  Motivational, Giving Up, Tired

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Nov 21, 2014

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• All the good stuff is on the other side of tired.

  Andre Agassi

  Tired, Sides, Stuff

  Twitter post from Jul 09, 2012

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• Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.

  Ralph Marston

  Inspiring, Inspiration, Health

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• Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow; My eyes are tired of weeping, My heart is sick of woe.

  Anne Bronte

  Tired, Heart, Eye

  Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2014). “Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell”, p.169, The Floating Press

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• God does not dispense strength and encouragement like a druggist fills your prescription. The Lord doesn't promise to give us something to take so we can handle our weary moments. He promises us Himself. That is all. And that is enough.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  God, Encouragement, Giving

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “Encourage Me”, p.43, Harper Collins

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• O Love that wilt not let me go, I rest my weary soul in Thee : I give Thee back the life I owe, That in Thine ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller be.

  George Matheson

  Ocean, Giving, Soul

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• In a cool solitude of trees Where leaves and birds a music spin, Mind that was weary is at ease, New rhythms in the soul begin.

  William Kean Seymour

  Bird, Tree, Soul

  William Kean Seymour (1946). “Collected Poems”

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• I'm weary of the battle. But a tired fighter can still be a fighter.

  Robert Cormier

  Tired, Battle, Fighter

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• We can be tired, weary and emotionally distraught, but after spending time alone with God, we find that He injects into our bodies energy, power and strength.

  Charles Stanley

  Strength, Time, Prayer

  Charles Stanley (2002). “How to Listen to God”, p.58, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Are you weak? Weary? Confused? Troubled? Pressured? How is your relationship with God? Is it held in its place of priority? I believe the greater the pressure, the greater your need for time alone with Him.

  Kay Arthur

  Prayer, Confused, Believe

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• The whole drama of the world is such tragedy that I am weary of the spectacle.

  John Adams

  Drama, Tragedy, World

  John Adams (1841). “Letters of John Adams: Addressed to His Wife”, p.127

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• Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

  Paul the Apostle

  Giving Up, Harvest, Doing Good

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• Hope is a song in a weary throat.

  Pauli Murray

  Inspirational, Hope, Song

  Pauli Murray (1970). “Dark testament: and other poems”

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• We find no rest for our weary bones unless we cling to the word of grace.

  Martin Luther

  Grace, Bones

  Martin Luther (2007). “Commentary on Galatians”, p.8, Lulu.com

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• His eyes never slumber, and His hands never rest; His heart never ceases to beat with love, and His shoulders are never weary of carrying His people's burdens.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Heart, Eye, Hands

  Charles Spurgeon (2011). “Strengthen My Spirit”, p.170, Barbour Publishing

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• Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.

  Edgar Allan Poe

  Midnight, Literature, Weak

  "The Raven" l. 1 (1845)

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• O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water" (Psalm 63:1). We may imagine we want a thousand different things, but God is the one we really long for. His presence brings satisfaction; his absence brings thirst and longing.

  Randy Alcorn

  Land, Long, Water

  FaceBook post by Randy Alcorn from Dec 23, 2015

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• Never grow weary in the fight to rescue the most forgotten.

  Matthew Barnett

  Fighting, Forgotten, Rescue

  "Dream Center/ Storyline". Documentary, www.imdb.com. (2016 - ).

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• Prayer is the acid test of the inner man's strength. A strong spirit is capable of praying much and praying with all perseverance until the answer comes. A weak one grows weary and fainthearted in the maintenance of praying.

  Watchman Nee

  Perseverance, Strong, Prayer

  Watchman Nee (2009). “The Spiritual Man”, p.356, Christian Fellowship Publishers

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• Our ground of hope is that God does not weary of mankind.

  Ralph Washington Sockman

  Doe, Mankind

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• I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It is good for me to have been afflicted, that I might know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Cheer, Hard Times, Talking

  Charles Spurgeon (2015). “Select Works”, p.220, Lulu Press, Inc

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