Sometimes I am TIRED.

Sometimes the mere effort to keep moving forward seems unfathomable.

Sometimes it is HARD to keep doing the right thing.

Sometimes I want to succumb to the thoughts of “why bother” and “no one notices anyhow”….

But there is something inside me that won’t let me quit…

~1 Corinthians 15:58~

Therefore, my beloved friends, be STEADFAST…IMMOVABLE…ALWAYS EXCELLING in the work of the Lord (always doing your best even in the mundane things). Be continually aware that YOUR LABOR (even if it’s to the point of exhaustion) IS NOT FUTILE – it is never without purpose.

There will be days when I will be more productive than others…and that is ok.

There will be days when I need to lay low…and that is ok.

But I can still labor…I can still work…I can still try.

I’ve realized that in my weakness my vulnerability becomes a strength.

When I go against the grain of what looks “normal” or “strong”, my faith muscles are strengthened because suddenly I am forced to use them.

Are you tired?

Then rest.

Are you weary?

Then lean on the Rock of salvation for support.

Even in what we perceive to be our least effective efforts we can be productive for the Kingdom.

Your efforts are not futile.

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