Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. Galatians 6:9-10
Persevering Over Complacency
Galatians 6:9 tells us that we will reap if we do not grow weary. To receive the full fruit of our labors, we must persevere. Keep going. We must not only keep going, but we must be intentional about what we are doing. If we are complacent or apathetic because we have lost hope and grown weary, we will not reap the harvest. We will reap nothing. The struggle and the hard things will be for nothing.
Scripture, life experiences, and nature teach us that we reap the full harvest of the good only through persistent effort. Every farmer knows this. You can sow the seed, but if you don’t pull the weeds, water the seed, and take care of the soil, you will not reap fruit. You will not reap healthy growth and fruitful plants. The weeds of complacency will strangle a healthy harvest.
Complacency, neglect, or wrong priorities can take their toll on everything. If you have a new car or home and you are not diligent about taking care of it but instead become complacent, it won’t stay nice for long. The same is true in our lives, our homes, and our church because of the many forces that work against the good. We have to persevere in the battle against it because if we are complacent, the devil gets his foot in the door. He cannot take us from God but he delights in our stumbles. It is especially important to persevere in our thought process. Any thought we have that is not of God we give immediately to Him. Many sins start in our thoughts, and it is our thoughts that can lead quickly to weariness and losing heart.
Perseverance is the only way to the other side. Complacency won’t get you there. Perseverance is required to accomplish goals. It is required to see projects through to the end. It is essential to fighting battles or enduring struggles. It is the way to not lose heart in doing good and to keep weariness at bay.
In our own strength we become complacent because we can’t do it. We don’t have what we need on our own to make it through the trials in the life. It is only in His strength that we can persevere over complacency and finish the race. It is in His strength, that we get up and keep going. In our own strength we become weary and lose heart.
Our vision contains our purpose and when we lose our vision, we lose our purpose, and we lose heart. If we lose our vision we become complacent. Keep moving so you don’t lose it all. Keep taking every opportunity to see what God’s telling you. Fight complacency with faith and persevere over the desire to sit down and give up.
We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ… 2 Corinthians 10:5
