Are you Weary?
“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
“Let us not grow weary….” Do you ever feel weary? Tired, wornout, burned out? Does the burden of being somone chosen by God to deal with the particular frustrations and difficult people that make up your life and relationships in its environment ever make you wonder if it is all worth the effort required? Do you ever feel like just chucking the whole deal and simply taking a walk? I do.
One thing is for sure, if you answered “no” to any of the above you will lie about other things too! We all grow weary at times. If life were easy we would never need God. He would be irrelevant. God is never irrelevant.
No one gets a pass from the challenges of life, everyone has a piece of the action. A perfect life without trail or pain doesn’t exist, yet. But the Bible quote that we started with tells that we shouldn’t “lose heart.” Have you ever lost heart? I have. When I take my eyes of the reality of life and look through the lens of wrong expectation it’s easy to do. Let’s ask ourselves some probing questions and reflect on our answers. Jot down your rresponses to:
- What is the “good” that we are called to do in our roles as Christ-followers? And who calls us to do it?
- Why do we get “weary” even doing what God asks us to do?
- When that happens, what or who would you suppose is the most likely cause?
- What do you think might be the most powerful cure for weariness?
- What can we do to avoid getting weary?
- Who determines what “due season” is?
- What shall we reap if we remain faithful and don’t lose heart?
Take your time and think through these questions and then ponder this statement; “The circumstances of life don’t make me what I am, they reveal who (whose?) I am.” Only by accepting and adopting the true eternal perspective on life abundant”can we have any chance of not growing weary and losing heart and, even then, to maintain perspective we need the encouragement we gain by association with other like-minded Christ-followers to sustain it.
So, how’s life workin’ for you?
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Buck Jacobs, Chairman and Founder of The C12 Group, LLC - Christian CEO and mentor. Buck has an extensive background in successful organizational development based on the principles found in scripture. The motto of the C12 group is "Building great companies for a greater purpose." 
Dear Jacobs,Thank you for relevant and timely article. I am really weary now. I wait upon the Lord to renew my strength like eagles. But, Waiting seems eternal. I don’t know when the due season?
Articles like these talk God’s heart to me.
You are the apple of HIS EYE.
Hallelujah!
Dear Sam,
Due season is in the Lord’s time as He works ALL things together for good, and we grow weary from carrying to wrong end of the yoke. Jesus takes the heavy end if we will let Him and promises that His burden is light and His yoke is easy. Rest in Him and be blessed.
Truly Jacobs!
Thanks.