By Evangelist/Pastor Barbara

There is no fool like an old fool, and My children act foolishly every day, thus causing them to miss out on their blessings. They are sticking their heads in the sand, pretending the war does not exist, therefore losing out on all My promises for their lives.

Why can’t My children listen up and believe? There is no excuse for unbelief. So things didn’t go how you expected or planned—does that make Me any less God the Father who formed Heaven and Earth without your assistance? No, it does not.

The problem here is YOU want to be God over your life and sometimes over the lives of others. It does not work that way. Either I am Lord of Lords over your life or not. You always designate what takes place in your life, and I do not comply with your desires, so you drop Me like a hot potato. Go ahead, keep going down your own path, and you will see that it leads to nothing but destruction!

Don’t blame Me for your failures. All who follow Me will reap if they faint not.

“Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand” (James 5:  7 – 8, ESV). Instead of losing heart and giving up, James instructs Christians to “establish your hearts.”

The original Greek words for “lose heart” in Galatians 6:  9 mean “to be or become discouraged or disheartened; lose spirit.” The phrase translated “let us not lose heart” (NASB95) is alternatively rendered “let us not grow weary” (ESV), “let’s not get tired” (NLT), and “we must not get tired” (HCSB).

The writer of Hebrews advised believers not to lose heart in their battle against sin by keeping their eyes on Jesus Christ, the perfect example of patient endurance: “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart” (Hebrews 12:  1 – 3).

The Christian walk requires patience, persistence, and perseverance. Besides weariness, other factors like suffering, sickness, temptation, failure, loneliness, and persecution can make believers more vulnerable to discouragement and abandoning their faith. Even when we are doing well, we may grow complacent and slack off on our commitment to Christ. For this reason, the exhortation “do not lose heart” is given frequently in the New Testament.