Sunday, 8th November 2026

Alex Buabeng-Korsah

TOPIC: STRENGTH WHEN DESIRE IS GONE 

THEME SCRIPTURE: "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." (Psalm 73:26)

PREPARATORY QUESTION 

1. When you have no motivation, where do you go first?

Many people go through terrible turns in life and come to the place where their strength in life is gone. Yeah, they can do it yet they have no desire to. Many people know this state. The ability is there, but the will is gone.

Asaph, the writer of Psalm 73, knew it too. He was confused and bitter. Then he wrote that his flesh and heart may fail. He did not deny weakness. He said that when his heart fails, God is its strength.

Notice what he did not say. He did not say his heart would stop failing. He said God would sustain him while it did. Strength comes from God, not from how you feel.

Elijah shows the same thing. After a great victory, he ran into the wilderness and asked to die (1 Kings 19). God did not scold him. God let him sleep. An angel gave him food and water. Only then did God speak, and he gave Elijah a task and a companion, Elisha.

The order matters. Care came first. Purpose came after.

So when desire is gone, do not wait for it to return. Take small steps.

- Rest and eat. A tired body deepens despair. Take a break.

- Speak honestly to God. Elijah did. God answered him.

- Do something today. Take a step. Finish a task.

- Let someone know. Do not hide your state from believers who love you. The encouragement of a fellow believer can heal.

Beloved, desire often emerges after action. It rarely comes before it, and you needing help is not a failure of faith.

Key Takeaway 

When your heart fails, God remains your strength. Take small steps and the desire to live again would return.

Your purpose does not depend on your mood. God sustains you first, then he leads you. Take the next small step.

Remain blessed.

FURTHER READING 

- 1 Kings 19:1-18

- Isaiah 40:29-31

- Psalm 73:21-26

- 2 Corinthians 12:9

- Galatians 6:2

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QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU MEDITATE ON THE WORD 

1. Where do I feel able but unwilling?

2. What small step can I take today?

3. Who can I tell about how I am really doing?

PRAYER 

Father, when my heart is weak, and I have little desire, You will always be my strength. You will never leave me not forsake me. But You will send someone to walk with me, leading me back to the purpose you have for me. In Jesus' precious name, Amen.

 

One-Year Bible Reading Plan

2 Chronicles 36; Hosea 4; Acts 20