Perseverance

Another Friday and the edge of a weekend of a change in our Monday-Friday routine, a chance to rest and reflect, especially on Sunday, the Lord's day. There is a wisdom, not only physical and psychological in this two day "break", but especially spiritually, as we STOP to offer God worship, praise and thanks in a more prolonged way than we can during our busy week, and to spend some time taking our spiritual temperature. We can easily neglect our souls as we move from one event to another at a feverish pace. In so doing, we open ourselves to an inner fatigue which is prone to discouragement and emptiness. We subconciously sink into our little "pity pots" --poor me: "All the time and effort I spend helping others, trying to do good; no one appreciates what I do, and what I do does not seem to achieve the expected results. Why continue? Why not just 'shut down' and do nothing?" Dangerous territory, but a simple prayer from the heart: "Lord, I can't. You can. Please!" will help us turn the focus from ourselves, find our strength and encouragement in the Lord, and perservere in our efforts to live a solid Christian life. Let's be good to ourselves this weekend and take time with this simple prayer. It will make Monday brighter.
Peace,
Bro. Rene