I don't know about you but I get really tired from time to time. Not just physically tired, but emotionally, mentally, & spiritually tired. I get tired of doing good & not always seeing the results from it that I want to see. Sometimes I just get tired of "keep keeping on." This devotion today from Dr. David Jeremiah really spoke to me of that. We are to not grow weary of doing good & showing God's mercy to others.
Sowing Seeds of Kindness
"Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith." Galatians 6:9-10
Recommended Reading
1 Peter 3:8-9
Good deeds have a way of coming back to bless us. John Wooden, the great basketball coach who passed away last summer at the age of 99, was admired for the inspirational influence he left on players and fans alike. His life was shaped by a seven-point creed. He often passed it along to others, explaining that his father had given him this bit of advice upon his graduation from grammar school.
Be true to yourself. Make each day your masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day. Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.
When we are kind to others and practice a merciful attitude, we become recipients of mercy ourselves. Just as the sower reaps the crop he has sown, so do merciful people reap what has been planted in the lives of others.
Don't get tired of doing good!
"Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be grateful. Conceit is self-given; be careful." John Wooden
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