This verse is our memory verse for this week and it really had an impact on me. Normally on Monday we break down a verse so that the children (and most of the time, myself included) can understand a certain piece of scripture. Today we did that and when I was teaching I had come to understand how hard this can be.
To summarize this verse in "Kelly Translation," Apostle Paul is writing to the Galatians and informing them not to get tired of doing what is good. He continues by saying that if we "faint not," or don't give up, we will reap the blessings of our hard work.
How true is this. So many times, I find myself wanting to give up because of the hard work that doing good requires. It is tough, especially in this instant gratification world we live in. We want to reap the rewards now, see results now, get it now, buy it now, do it now. And to be perfectly honest, I am guilty of each and every one of those things! I have a hard time thinking about how men and women functioned back in the days when the Bible was being written. People were not perfect, but they worked hard for the things they had. As I'm typing here writing a blog, hundreds of years back, women would be cleaning clothes from a river, making food from a burning-hot kettle, making sure the fire stayed lit. They would have been making soap from lye and fat, sewing cloths for their family, all while hopefully training their children to love, honor, and obey God, as well as those who have authority over them. What a job they had!! What a reminder for me, that in comparison with these amazing women from the past, I have no excuse for my complaints or weariness.
So, as we go on throughout the day let us not give up on doing that which is good and stay focused on our Heavenly Father. The moment we take our eyes off of Him is the moment the devil will seep into our lives. Trust that the Lord will honor His Word and that if we keep on going and faint not, we will reap the blessings of living a Godly life.
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