Don't Give Up!

Galatians 6:9

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

The great things in life do not come without struggle and effort. 

 If you have landed a mate, brought a child into this world, raised a child, built a house, or lost 25 pounds, you know that these things are the fruit of hard work.

Human tendency is to sit around and wish we had the good things while remaining unwilling to put forth the effort to see them come to pass.  It is easy to be envious of the person who had gotten to a place in life that we aspire to, especially when we do not take the time to consider what personal sacrifice brought them to the realization of the goal.

It is often easy to start something new.  Exciting even.  But the discipline it takes to stay with something after the emotional rush is over is what separates the men from the boys, the achievers from the dreamers.

The passage today makes it plain that doing good will lead to a potential of weariness.  But some time after the tendency to be weary, looms the potential to reap the harvest.  We all want to get to the “goody” in life.  We want to get the raise, pay off our debt, see our loved ones saved, and have a large and thriving ministry.  But we have to press on beyond the weariness to reach the goal.

The one sure step to failure is giving up. 

 The difference between Olympians and average athletes is the drive to keep going when everyone else is having fun.  We need God’s strength to help us stay on track when the going gets tough.

Dear Lord, help me to see beyond the weariness.  Help me not to be a quitter and as you prepare the harvest, please prepare me for the harvest.  In Jesus’ Name.  Amen.

Sherri