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Attitude Adjustment

It is so easy to get discouraged when you keep doing something over and over again that is God’s will and God’s direction and not seeing His blessings out of it.  It is so easy to say, I am doing something wrong, or I have to change what I am doing.  What if what you are doing is specifically in the Lord’s commands though?  What if you aren’t seeing a difference going to church?  How about sharing the gospel?  Or even working with the church in certain areas.  Things that God has commanded us to do, things that God is telling us to follow, but we aren’t seeing any fruits of our labor.

I can assure you that we are not the only ones not seeing these fruits.  I have been struggling with an issue recently.  One that has stressed me out, made me sad, angry and all sorts of emotions.  I have felt this way.  It is something that god has commanded me to do, something that is in His will, something that I truly feel called to do,  but I have hit road block after road block.  Last night after a church meeting, I asked my pastor, what is the point of me continuing to do this specific task (not related to the meeting at hand).   Being the great man of God that he is, he was able to pull a scripture out of thin air that was perfect for this situation.  Man how I wish I could do that!

He told me Galatians 6:9

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”  It continues… “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.”

What a refreshing verse.  Knowing that focusing on God and doing good- does have a harvest that we can reap.  Knowing that we need to continue to do good. 

So today – it is a short devotion, but one that has really changed my attitude.

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