Tired of Trying?

 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”  Galatians 6:9

Have you ever had a verse grate on your nerves?  This is that verse for me. Perhaps you are lifting your eyebrows in astonishment, saying how on earth could she feel that way about such an encouraging word?  But many of you are nodding with understanding.

The truth is, that the Lord never seems to put this verse in my path until I am so weary in doing good and ready to give up and never think of something again.  It is the human condition to tire, become bored and disgusted.  I think about the night that Jesus was in Gethsemane praying to be delivered from his upcoming betrayal, crucifixion and death.  Even when his burden was at his heaviest, his 11 closest friends on earth became weary and went to sleep, unable to keep watch with him.

It is true that we often become weary in our well-doing and feel like giving up the dream, or letting the project go undone.  But bear in mind that usually when you most feel like you cannot go , that is when you are closest to your harvest.  The old saying that “quitters never win” is true in the spiritual sphere as well.  We have to have tenacity and perseverance if we want to enjoy the good things in life that God has for us.

Let me encourage you today- do not throw in the towel, do not walk away.  You WILL reap a harvest if you keep on.  God has spoken.  And that settles it.

Dear Lord, help me to be a faithful believer.  Give me the strength to stand, and the hope and joy to keep believing.  Give me the grace to see this to the end. In Jesus’ Name.  Amen.