Is it just me or is January flying by? The flood gates of everyday life that were being held back for Christmas are now bursting open all around me. New is in, new studies and classes, new TV shows and new wellness programs. The wellness program is interesting, requiring me to keep track of aerobic activity(easy), my fiber and fruit/veg intake (hard), drink 40 oz. of water/day and sleep 7 + hours/ night(impossible)! The last time I slept 7 + hours I think was back in 1985 before I had children. And I don't think it's possible for me to drink 40 oz. of anything, much less tasteless water. I'm behind already and it's only day 2!
While I like the newness of most things, I do not like the new problems that are also making themselves known. I honestly found myself in danger of losing heart this week and even thinking that God had made a mistake! This is not a good frame of mind to find oneself. While this state is not entirely new to me, it is not my most common state. How happy I was to find that last week's topic in our study, Balancing the Christian Life, actually addressed losing heart. "Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day" 2 Cor. 4:16 The Lord taught that we ought always to pray and not to lose heart. He knew we would be prone to lose heart when the going got tough. Paul is such a great example of someone who had every reason to lose heart, suffering much opposition and persecution yet he remained faithful and even cheerful to the task he had been called. A spiritual person shows persistence, not faintheartedness, in the face of difficulties. He will not give up when the routine begins to grind to his very soul. Rather he will show consistent and persistent faithfulness to the task to which he has been called. As always, the word of God renews my spirit when I read it, the key being when I read it!
I do hope that you are having a fabulous week, if not, take heart! Because of Jesus we have hope and a wonderful promise that God will renew us today.
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