There are times in our walks when we become tired. Seasons that the Lord has led us to, though for our own good, seem never-ending. Prayers repeated on the daily that we have grudgingly come to accept that there might be a small possibility that they could be falling on deaf ears. Thoughts become consumed with the issues at hand and fears start to set in. The strength to fight off the over-looming enemy that seeks to destroy you is failing. Then those tiny seeds of discord, discouragement and discontentment implanted by Satan grow, causing you to question and doubt the One who created a plan for you before you were even thought of. We all grow weary at times.
But then the Lord reminds us of the truths in His sweet Word...
"And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart."
-Galatians 6:9
"Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it." -Matthew 10:39
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths." -Proverbs 3:5-6
"For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." -Romans 8:38&39
"...being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." -Philippians 1:6
"Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him.." -Psalm 37:7
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." -Jeremiah 29:11
"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us..." -Ephesians 3:20
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." -Romans 8:28
Then you remember why you have kept fighting up to this point. You remember why you continue to read and pray even though you may not feel anything or nothing seems to be changing. You remember how He has always been faithful to you and has never let you down, how He has always provided a way out for you. He reminds you of how His thoughts and ways are higher than yours and how there is a purpose for everything under heaven. He reminds you of how He parted the Red Sea and raised from the dead. You remember why you love Him and you keep on fighting.
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