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Every May, we have two swallows that show up at our
door. Literally, right above our front
door. It never fails. They have been as predictable as the sun
rising in the east and setting in the west.
Every year, they try to build a nest out of bits of mud they attach to
the side of our house. Every day, I hose
off the bits of mud and they try again. Finally, after several weeks, they move
on. Where to I don’t know. But they will be back.
They sure have a lot of diligence. It doesn’t matter if their hard work gets
knocked down, they will try again.
Persistence.
We need a little more persistence in our lives, don’t
we? What have you started doing, you
went off track and need to get back to? There
is not much in life that is just impossible to get back doing.
Being faithful can prove to be difficult
sometimes. Remember the story of the
servant in Matthew? “His lord said unto him, Well done, good and
faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” God doesn’t make us to be faithful over so
many things that we just can’t do it.
The servant was faithful over a few things.
I admit – sometimes, I feel as if I have so many
things on my plate of life, that is it really possible to be faithful in all?
Here are a few thoughts to
continue to be faithful:
1.
Don’t take on more than you should. Set your
boundaries. Realize your
limitations. Fix your priorities. Do what you can and do it well.
2.
Don’t look to others and compare. Compare
yourself to Christ. He is the ultimate
faithful one! Let Him be your motivation
and inspiration to be faithful.
3.
Realize there are days and yes, even seasons of life, where
you have to be as persistent as those swallows. You will work
hard and put in your all and someone is going to come along and knock it
down. You will do it again and your work
will be knocked down again. Being
faithful is not easy – but it sure brings a lot of joy!!
I want to be faithful, don’t you? So
today’s challenge is: When you feel like throwing in the towel…stay
faithful! Be faithful to your Savior,
your marriage, your ministry – it will bring joy in the end!
Will you
take the challenge?
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