When Aaron and Hur are Weary: Learning to Depend on God Alone

Feeling abandoned?

Many believers across the Body of Christ are discovering what it feels like when Aaron and Hur are weary. The people who usually lift our arms — friends, mentors, leaders, intercessors — are often facing their own battles right now. As a result, emotional, spiritual, and relational support structures can suddenly feel thin, and this experience can leave us feeling exposed or uncertain.

In Exodus 17, Moses could not keep his arms raised on his own. Aaron and Hur stood beside him and held up his hands — a powerful picture of community and intercession. However, there are seasons when even Aaron and Hur are weary, and those who once supported us now need support themselves. Rather than signaling abandonment, this reality often reveals something deeper God is doing.

A Holy Weakening and a Divine Weaning

Across the Church, many disciples are experiencing a shared sense of being stripped back. This “holy weakening” is not designed to harm us. Instead, it removes our overdependence on people, rhythms, or structures that once carried us — inviting us into a deeper, older trust in God alone.

Jacob’s blessing over Joseph describes this beautifully:

“His arms were made strong
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob.” (Genesis 49:24)

Moses had Aaron and Hur, but Joseph had God Himself holding up his arms.

Joseph was:

• separated from his family,
• removed from community,
• betrayed, accused, and forgotten,
• placed in hidden and lonely places.

Nevertheless, Scripture repeats five times in Genesis 39:
“The LORD was with Joseph.”

When Aaron and Hur are weary, God takes their place.

Held by the Father’s Hands

When you feel abandoned — God is present.
When you feel isolated — He is holding you.
When no one else can carry you — His hands are underneath your arms.

This pruning season is producing dependence,
and dependence is producing intimacy.

The Spirit is shifting our strength away from people and back to the Father’s love, teaching us to rely on Him in hiddenness and uncertainty.

This reflection on when Aaron and Hur are weary flows directly out of what we explored in Session 1: The Pain of Pruning. In that first blog, we saw how pruning often feels like loss, hiddenness, and weakness. This post continues that journey by showing what happens when the people who once held us up can no longer carry us. Rather than leaving us unsupported, God uses these moments to draw us deeper into His presence and strengthen our dependence on Him alone.
If you missed the first part of this series, you can read it here: The Pain of Pruning