Pressing On

"And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint."
Galatians 6:9

In recent months the topic of persevering, pressing through, and not quitting has been on my mind. Have you been feeling pressure so strong that you have been tempted to quit? Have you found yourself weary and without strength to go on?

May I encourage you today that God has given us His Spirit and His word to strengthen and uphold you. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you (Phil 4:13). The key is to do all things through Christ not in our own strength. Gos has given to us His Spirit as our helper, continually guiding and strengthening us. As we keep our eyes focused on God and not our circumstances, we will be enabled to press on and not lose courage.

Lift your eyes up to the hills from whence comes your help, my fellow pilgrim. Don't lose heart, take courage and press on - you will rep in due time!

Living Life Outloud

Colossians 3:23-24
"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve."

This side of heaven, life is limited. We get one shot at the dash between our birth and death. So many times life gets in the way: responsibilities, work, set-backs, disappointments, bumps in the road. We all have them, we all get distracted by them, sometimes we even give in to them. But I want to challenge myself (and hopefully others) to get back up, rediscover your passion, your gifts and talents. Start to take each day and live it out loud, one action at a time!

God has gifted us with a life to live and gifts to use. Will you join me in living a life heartily for the Lord? Living a life that is filled with passion and purpose? Let's be determined to live out loud for as long as we have life this side of heaven.