Love. A simple word that changed the world. Do you know what´s great about this word? It´s more than a word: It´s an action. Love is not something you feel. It´s something you do. Christian love, especially, should be reflected by what we do.
Galatians 6:9 tells us: “Let us not grow weary in doing good.” Why? Because we do grow weary. We do get tired of doing good for others.
When you do something good for another person and there´s no appreciation for what you did.
When you say something nice to someone else and silence is all you get back.
When you think of ways to bless others but you feel no one cares about you.
We grow weary. And we stop doing good. We stop putting our love into action.
I´m talking to myself right now.
I love helping, I love serving, I like to get creative in looking for ways to be a blessing. I get excited when I know I´ve planned something good, something special that will make someone´s day.
And then my heart sinks when I´m the only one excited about it. That much planning? The expectation? That expression in the other person´s face I´ve played over and over in my mind? And what I get back fails in comparison. No words of appreciation, no gratitude. Nothing. Nada. So, next time, I just don´t feel like doing good for anybody else.
Wrong.
God, in His infinite patience and understanding of the human heart knows that we get discouraged, that we get tired of doing good things. Maybe because we don´t receive the response we want and we´ve been hurt. Maybe because doing good to that exact person takes us out of our comfort zone. Or maybe because it takes too much effort to walk the extra mile and there are other people who could do it.
For whatever reason you´ve decided doing good for someone else is not worth it, God says: “Hey girl, don´t grow weary.”
We have a good, good Father who loves doing good things for us. And we are His children. We´ve been created to do good works. Think about this for a second.
When God thought about creating you, even before you were born, He had created good things for you to do. That´s a purpose. There are plans God has for you and only you.
Whenever you decide you´re not going to do something good for someone else, think about that as a missed opportunity.
Why do we need to be brave to do good? Because turning our expectations down, breaking our pride, and obeying God even in the routine of doing the same good things over and over again, takes courage.
Don´t grow weary of doing good. Look for opportunities to be a blessing. Don´t worry about the response. You´re doing your part. You´re doing what God wants you to do. And that should be enough to do good to others. Don´t you think?
Content in His service,
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This was spot on for me today – Been feeling weary and wanting to give up -Thank you!
Anne,
I’m so glad you were blessed by today’s blog post. It really hit home for me too. Hoping and praying for you to never give up. God bless you and thank you for joining us today.
Thank you for the practical explanations in the devotional. I am enjoying this study.
Elizabeth,
Thank you for joining with us today! This study has been such an eye opener to me so far on what it means to be brave. God bless you sister.
I am so amazed each day how this study addresses my precise situation. Through these scriptures I know He is speaking to me. More daily affirmation, He knows what I need and meets my needs. I love LGG, and God bless you so much for serving Him in this way.
Carol,
It is so amazing when we can see God speaking to us through scripture and other things. Praise God for that. God bless you and thank you so much for sharing with us today
I love the point that before we were created, God has things for us to do. He has people for us to reach. This is so good. He prepared us for this.
Jen,
Amen! I agree it’s so amazing to know that God has had a plan for us all along, before we were even created! Praise God! Thank you for joining with us on the blog today. God bless you sister.
Im just jumping in and trying to catch up with you all but this was such a timely devotional. God always knows how to encourage us. I have a meeting tonight at church, for a conference we are preparing for. The last meeting i left feeling really bad about myself amd feeling like i had no good to offer. My thoughts were exactly this, “What is the point of why im m here?” Because i didnt really have a place of responsibility but i was just listening. God dealt with me later and began to remind me of this very scripture. Dont grow weary in well doing! So thank you, because i have another meeting tonight and im going in charged up with the right attitude and ready to do good!
Blessings,
Tanya
I’m sure this study is very good. Unfortunately, I can’t afford the journal and there’s no place to download, like you all here at this website claim. That is not very kind of you. Maybe I misunderstand, but if I could download, then I could print so I could write on it. That’s what I was hoping for. Then I could work on it anywhere in my house, since I’m disabled and can’t always sit at my desk to work on things. I’m very disappointed.