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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Let Us Not Grow Weary in Being JOYful!



            Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Don’t lose heart…keep on keeping on drinking that JOY JUICE!

            The Bible tells us in 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.” One translation says: “Do not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right….

            We all would probably admit that it gets hard at times to keep on keeping on.  Even if it’s good things we’re doing, often we feel like quitting because we’re not seeing a lot of results.  It may be that we feel under-appreciated and that no one would notice if we did quit.  Discouragement begins to seep in and take control of our thoughts!

            The Bible teaches that we are to persevere, push forward, and not complain about it!  Do you remember how immediately after being baptized, Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tested and tried by the devil for 40 days?  Did Jesus complain?  Did he become discouraged and depressed?  Did he “lose heart” and give up? No! 

            I know what you’re thinking…..”BUT HE WAS JESUS!  Of course, he didn’t give up!”  Well, let me tell you a little secret…..We have the SAME HOLY SPIRIT available to help us!  Rom. 8:26 says, "And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness…"

          Let’s encourage one another by staying strong in our faith and praying that any discouragement will be replaced with  JOY in the Lord!

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