yet another day of memories...
I decided that I should prepare for the bible study next monday.
In reading the commentary, I came across this
Coincidence or divinely prepared?
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One of the greatest obstacles to rebuilding broken relationships is simply fatigue.
We can easily lose heart and run out of strength
when we come up against the same problems over and over again
as we deal with others.
Even Paul sounds discouraged when
he talks about his efforts to rebuild his relationship with the Galatian believers:
"I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you" (4:11).
Paul recognized that fatigue and discouragement might
cause Christians to throw in the servant's towel and quit.
So he presents two incentives to keep us from giving up
when we grow weary of serving others in love.
First, he assures us of a reward for doing good:
at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up (v. 9).
Sometimes the harvest is experienced in this life.
When we sow acts of love, we reap a harvest of love in return.
When we give generously and sacrificially to the needs of others,
we reap a harvest of gratitude as those needs are met.
When we sow the seed of God's Word in needy lives,
we experience the joy of response.
But we must remember that reaping a harvest
almost never happens on the same day as sowing the seed.
We may not even see a harvest in this life from what we have sown.
Nevertheless, we must never give up,
because we know that at the proper time
our Master will return and reward
those who have been faithful servants.
I won't give up Lord
But I pray for your strength
And for perserverance
5/03/2008 02:37:00 AM
Dreams
To be out and open
Independence
To be totally Christ-like
I believe that:
Courage is not an absence of fear
but the willingness to face up to the circumstances in spite of the fear.
Desires
A Pair of Pretty Sandals!
CPA! Achieved!
Investment Guru
dislikes
creepy crawly "things"
Unnecessary politics
Goals
get driving license
start my own business
to create my own hedge fund
older memories
my past journey