“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due
season we will reap if we do not lose heart” (Gal. 6:9).
This is not about tired; it is about weary. Weary is spiritual.
Although tired and weary may at times feel
closely related, they are worlds apart. Tired is physical; weary is spiritual.
When you are tired you are dealing with the physical realm. Being tired means you need physical rest or a
break, some sleep and quite possibly a vacation. Weary does not respond to the
same treatment as tired. You can go away for a month to rest and relax but you
may still be weary.
If you are tired you may need to change some life habits.
You may need to begin to exercise or exercise differently. Perhaps you have a
physical problem that needs medical attention. The point is, tired is physical.
You cannot pray tired away. You do not rebuke tired. You cannot lay hands on
someone and cast out tired.
The Greek word translated “weary” is ekkakeó. It is used in the sense of being in the midst of
misfortune, to be unfortunate, desperate; it is often translated “to lose
heart.”
If you are weary, you
have in the past or are now experiencing some upheaval or crisis in your life
that has damaged you, and you have not yet recovered. Each of us has had these
places in our lives—places of difficulty, despair, discouragement,
disillusionment and disappointment. In some of these places we have given up,
thrown up our hands and quit when we should have pressed in to success.
If we would have persevered, we could have realized the
harvest from the seed we had invested in that relationship, job, venture or
idea. However, we became weary in the
battle and fell into the trap, thus throwing up our hands, giving up and
walking away. We lose heart and
quit. But according to Galatians 6:9 we do not have to quit or give in. We can get the strength we need
from God to lay aside the extra weight and carry on into victory.
A truly satisfied life comes from knowing you have maximized
all that God has for you—and He has so much for you to enjoy. He has an
abundant life for you—already paid for. It is in His plan to help you through
whatever it is so that you can know going through it that you are doing all you
can to claim every promise and every blessing He has for you, including a
successful marriage, a satisfying career, fulfilled relationships with family
and friends, financial peace and much more.
Reaping implies that you have sown. Consider how much of
your life you have spent sowing. A lot of it, to be certain, more than you may
realize. Think about it: You have good seed in the ground. You have loved, you
have given, you have stood strong, you have prayed and you have been faithful.
That is all good seed.
So guess what? You have a harvest on the way! Don’t quit!
The moment you give up is the moment you walk away from your harvest. If you
could look at the span of your life on a map, you would see that down the road
in your future your harvest is springing up!
If you have given your life to Christ and have received Him
as your personal Savior then the jury is in on your eternal destiny. You will
spend eternity with Christ. However, the jury is still out on how much heaven
you will experience while on earth. That will be determined in a large sense by
how much and what you sow.
So when Paul speaks of being weary, he is not concerned with us losing our eternal life
with Christ. He’s concerned about our earthly life, that we do not lose our
harvest. “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will
reap a harvest if we do not give
up” (Gal. 6:9, emphasis added).
Don’t let Satan keep you from realizing your full potential.
Shut the door to the enemy and open doors of blessing and prosperity over your
life.
Adapted from Don’t Grow Weary by Dr. Larry Linkous, copyright 2012, published by Creation House.
Satan will do everything he can to keep you weary, distracted and defeated to
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PRAYER POWER WEEK OF 4/30/2012
This week take time to refresh your spirit through worship
and enjoy the Lord’s presence. Thank Him that He is faithful to His Word and
will accomplish all He has promised through it. Meditate on that and declare
your determination to persevere in the faith and not give up no matter how it
looks! Continue to lift up Israel and pray for those persecuted for the cause
of Christ. Remember the upcoming elections and pray that we would humble
ourselves, turn from our wicked ways, and unite in prayer for our nation. Gal. 6:9; 2 Chron. 7:14
To enrich your prayer
life and learn how to strategically pray with power by using appropriate
scriptures, we recommend the following sources by Apostle John Eckhardt: Prayers that Rout Demons, Prayers that Bring Healing, Prayers that Release Heaven on Earth and Prayers that Break
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