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When the strong get tired, not weak, not lazy,

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tired. In this powerful episode of Pomoja Podcast,

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I expose the hidden system of exhaustion and

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how constant pressure, busyness, and fatigue

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can slowly pull believers away from prayer, from

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intimacy with God, and from spiritual discipline.

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This is not just about being busy. It is about

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protecting your spiritual life. A timely message

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for every believer carrying pressure, responsibility,

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leadership, family, ministry, and exhaustion.

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Because exhaustion is not just a condition, it

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can become a weapon. Welcome to Pomona Podcasts,

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a ministry of Life of Christ International. where

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we build stronger lives, deeper faith, and Christ

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-centered foundations. One story, one message,

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and one revelation at a time. I'm your host,

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Barry Mwamba. Welcome back to another episode

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of Pomonga Podcast. Today, I want to share something

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that has been pressing on my heart lately. Not

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just a thought, but a spiritual reality many

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believers are living without recognizing it.

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Fatigue. The struggle of being tired. The struggle

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of exhaustion. When the strong get tired. But

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before we go further, let me establish something

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clearly. Being tired is normal. Even Jesus, 100

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% God and 100 % man, experience physical fatigue.

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We see Jesus sleeping in the boat. We see moments

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where he withdrew from people. We see him resting

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in Martha's house. We see him sitting at the

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well before speaking to the Samaritan woman.

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Remember, back then, people walked miles when

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traveling. So yes, our master Jesus Christ experienced

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physical exhaustion. So being tired is not the

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problem. Work is not the problem either. The

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Bible says, by the sweat of your brow, you shall

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eat. A consequence of Adam and Eve's fall. Human

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labor, difficult toil, hard work for survival.

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And Paul said, if a man does not work, he shall

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not eat. So let me make this clear. I am not

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promoting laziness. I am not defending irresponsibility.

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We work to make a living. But the issue begins

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when work takes priority. over what sustains

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you spiritually. Because there is a system, a

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hidden system, busy, distracted, occupied, consumed,

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always chasing something, success, money, stability,

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recognition. And while you are chasing, something

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else is happening. Your time is being consumed.

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Your energy is being drained. Your spiritual

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margin is disappearing. You wake up tired. You

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go through the day tired. You go to bed tired.

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And somehow you still have to get up and do it

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all over again. Because life does not pause.

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Responsibilities don't wait. Bills don't stop.

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People still expect from you. So you keep going.

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You wake up running. Your body is moving. Your

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mind is racing. your thoughts never stop. From

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morning to night, you are in constant motion.

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And eventually, you have nothing left. Not because

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you don't care, but because you are depleted.

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And that is where the danger begins. Not always

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in rebellion, but in normalized fatigue, justified

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exhaustion, accepted neglect, impacting your

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time with God. impacting your relationship with

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God impacting your intimacy with the Holy Spirit

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and little by little your time with God starts

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fading not intentionally but gradually because

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exhaustion does not announce itself as danger

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it presents itself as normal life here's what

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you must understand exhaustion has a target you

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more specifically your spiritual life your prayer

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life, your stillness, your connection with God,

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your sensitivity to the Holy Spirit, your hunger

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for the Word of God, your commitment to gather,

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to serve, and remain planted in the house of

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God. Not because you rejected God, but because

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you had nothing left to give Him. And this is

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where the enemy becomes subtle. Because the enemy

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does not always need you to stop believing in

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God. Sometimes he only needs you too exhausted

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to seek him consistently. Since the Garden of

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Eden, it has always been the enemy's strategy

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to separate humanity from the presence of God.

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And the enemy will use anything meant for good

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and attempt to turn it into a weapon. Even work,

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even opportunities, even success. A simple thing

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like physical exhaustion can become a weapon

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used to slowly pull believers away from prayer,

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from worship, from intimacy with God, from meditating

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on his word, from hearing his voice, and from

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remaining spiritually alert. And hear me carefully,

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it is not God who walks away from us. Most of

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the time, we are the ones who slowly walk away

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from his presence, away from the place where

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we are restored. refreshed, strengthened, corrected,

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forgiven, renewed. The place where burdens break,

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the place where peace returns, the place where

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direction becomes clear again. So we must become

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aware of this spiritual reality and we must act

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on it. Do you want to know whether something

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is truly God's will for your life? Ask yourself

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this, does it bring me closer to God? or farther

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from him, because God's blessings will always

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align you with his purpose. Anything that takes

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priority in your life over God eventually becomes

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your God. And anything that consistently pulls

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you away from God's presence, from kingdom priorities,

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from fellowship, from serving, from worship,

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must be reevaluated. If it keeps you away from

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church, If it weakens your intimacy with God,

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if it challenges your Christian identity, if

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it slowly removes you from the things that keep

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your spirit alive, then you must discern it carefully.

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Find work, build a life, create success, but

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never at the cost of your spiritual life. Protect

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your time by establishing spiritual discipline.

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Give God priority even in your busiest seasons.

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Return to prayer. Return to stillness. Return

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to his presence. Jesus often had busy days ahead

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of him, yet he still withdrew to pray, before

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sunrise, in solitude, away from the noise. And

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since realizing this truth, it does not matter

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how physically exhausted I may be. I still give

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God the first hours of my day. Not only because

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I understand this spiritual reality, but because

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I now understand how deeply I need Him. His guidance,

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His presence, His protection, His strength, His

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wisdom, His anointing, His peace. Without Him,

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we slowly empty ourselves trying to survive life

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alone. So I leave you with this. Slow down before

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something forces you to. Rebuild what exhaustion

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has weakened. Reclaim your intimacy with God.

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Because exhaustion is not just a condition, it

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can become a weapon. This is your turning point.

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Let's pray. Father, in the name of Jesus, I lift

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up every person under the sound of my voice.

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those who are tired, those who are exhausted,

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those who have been running without recovering.

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Father, we come back to you. Forgive us for the

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moments we let life take priority over your presence.

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Restore alignment. Reset our priorities. Teach

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us to protect our time with you, to return to

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our place of prayer, to seek you with intention

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again. Father, renew our strength, bring back

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clarity, bring back peace, and open our eyes

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to recognize what is draining us and pulling

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us away from you. From today, we choose you first

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in our time, in our decisions, in our daily lives.

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In Jesus' name, amen. Stay with me because in

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part two, we go deeper not just physical exhaustion

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but what it does to your spiritual life if this

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stay aligned. and stay in God's presence. This

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is Pomodra Podcasts with Barry Mwamba.