Is your heart worn? Is it broken? Does it seem like it takes everything you have just to breathe? If this is you, I'm sorry. Some days, I'm right there with you. Some days it feels like nothing ever goes right. It seems like everyone in your world has the same agenda, to make your life that much harder. You get a call from the school, your child is acting up. Your boss calls, the deadline for the report has been moved up. Your spouse calls, the medical report isn't good. Do you ever just want to shout, "enough!" You've had it. You want to check out. You're done. You're broken. Scripture says if we just have the faith of a mustard seed...some days its hard to just get there. What is faith really? Some people say it's the opposite of fear. Some say it's belief. I think it's more than just belief. Faith was first introduced in scripture when God was saving the Israelites from the angel of death. By faith, He asked them to smear blood of the lamb on their door posts. They had to believe He would save them, but they had to take action so He could save them. This is the part I think we miss sometimes. We think, "ok I believe, so now God shows up." But, do our actions line up with that? Do we say that in one breath but then think we'll have a bad result anyway? Do we say we'll have faith in God but then behave and say the opposite? Do we say we have faith but then respond like a downtrodden people who have never seen God bless their life however big or small? I understand life is hard sometimes. I get that I really do. The past month has been really stinkin' hard in my world, and yes I'm tired. I'm worn. Some days I want a do over. But, the reality is, if I give up hope, I've got nothing but an empty heart and miserable mood. If I'm faced with giants and believe God goes before me then I've got a full of gratitude and arms to hug others and lift them up too. By grace we are saved, not by our actions. But, our actions follow being saved because we're thankful, we're loved. We become witnesses to our one true almighty Savior. The question is will we be a good witness or bad witness? We get to choose everyday. Remember what Jesus said, "In this world, you will have trouble but take heart for I have overcome the world."
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