Great morning! How are we faithing? Fatigue takes over sometimes. Fatigue not only in bodily form but emotionally and spiritually. God is constant, we are the ones who instead of abiding in him, drift off. The Word teaches us how to love and how to sacrifice for one another. Selflessness or rather selfless love teaches us to not belittle or correct with condescension, we build up with respect and love rather than tearing it down. There's a humorous saying I hear about being right or being happy and it goes something like this; you can be right and sleep on the couch or you can be happy and dwell peacefully. We treat our spouses with admiration and respect and expect no less coming back our way but if we don't act in that fashion we can expect the same in return. We show true love by our sacrifice and by others interests being first. Now about the fatigue. Don't grow tired of treating others respectfully and nobly. Just because you don't get it back or receive it at all doesn't have any bearing on how you behave. It takes dedication, perseverance and steadfastness to behave like Jesus when others are slapping you in the face but that compassionate adherence to the way the Word teaches will over come everything. By believing and following those ways our fatigue diminishes.
Phil 2:14-18
Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life-in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing. But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
NIV
Phil 2:1-4
If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. NIV
Heavenly Father,
Help us never loose sight of your love for us. Help us abide in you and to persevere when others step on us. Lord, help us overcome fatigue when we feel we cannot continue. Lord we lift those who are hurting physically and other ways. Touch them and let them know your love is so big we just can't fathom it. Lord, help us be better today and closer today than we were yesterday, in Jesus name, amen
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