DON'T GROW WEARY IN DOING WELL

There are those that spend their lifetime befriending and helping others, only to see a few respond to a helping hand. Many times in reaching out to people, you will find yourselves growing weary because you think that it is not paying off... because you do not see a change in those that you are reaching out too! Some are takers and some are givers, we all understand that! However it is not up to the giver to change the person that they are reaching out to, but only to extend the loving hand of God. The Lord did not give us the power to change people, but only to be a partner with Him in the process. He will not change people without their permission! They must desire to change! Helping and reaching out to others is simply an extention of spreading the Gospel.... The Scripture say's that God's Word never returns or comes back VOID...that means that whether we see the fruit of of our obedience in spreading His Word or not, it served it's purpose by doing whatever it did! Many times God's Word only convicts people...though they are never changed...but still yet, it served its purpose! If we will begin to view our helping others in this way we tend not to grow weary in the work. For we understand that it is not the outcome that we are to focus on but the work itself...Christ said not to grow weary in well doing...for He too understands the longing that we have to see people changed by our love or help to them. Some people will let you give and give and never change nor mature for a lack of spiritual laziness on their part. This we cannot change. We will all answer to the help that we received from others and how we showed our appreciation for it. But we will all also answer for how we responded to the needs of others as well. We are His hands..we must view it from that perspective and leave the outcome to Him and how He will deal with those that take advantage of His help by never growing or changing... least we grow weary in the work! Let me encourage you this week to keep on keeping on sweet friend...for the world needs our love because when we express it and share it, we are simply extending the love of God to them in hopes to meet a need that they may have....how we could change the world more effectively if we God's people were to love each other better than we do....even the scripture reminds us that the world will know that we are His by our love for one another! Don't grow weary...for in due season....you will reap your reward for being faithful to what the Father has ask you to do! I love you and have prayed for you today! Bren