So let us not"); document.writeln("get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest"); document.writeln("of blessing if we don\'€™t give up.1
"); document.writeln("Life seems to"); document.writeln("always be throwing challenges our way, trying to knock us down. Some of those"); document.writeln("times we give up too soon, maybe right before we were about to witness the"); document.writeln("breakthrough. In the Bible, there are several instances where someone kept"); document.writeln("going and eventually reaped a harvest of blessing. For example, God promised"); document.writeln("Abraham that he would be the father of many nations, but that blessing did not come instantly. Instead, he had to wait decades before that promise was"); document.writeln("fulfilled. There were probably times throughout his waiting season where he"); document.writeln("doubted God and felt like giving up, but he did not let those feelings control"); document.writeln("him. Through his patience, endurance, and trust in God, his wife, Sarah, became"); document.writeln("pregnant and gave birth to their son Isaac at ninety years old.
"); document.writeln("God is always"); document.writeln("moving and working even when we feel like He is not. He was faithful to fulfill"); document.writeln("His promises in the past and is faithful to fulfill His promises today, for"); document.writeln("Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). Although"); document.writeln("at times it seems convenient and easy to just give up, it is important that we"); document.writeln("turn to God for the strength and willingness to keep going. Those who stay"); document.writeln("faithful to God and endure to the end will get to see completion and reap a"); document.writeln("harvest of blessing that the Lord has promised.
"); document.writeln("Suggested"); document.writeln("prayer: Dear God, thank you for promising that if we do not give up, You will"); document.writeln("bless us. In times when I feel giving up, please give me the strength and"); document.writeln("desire to keep going. When I feel tired of the path leading me to Your"); document.writeln("blessings, please give me hope. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.
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1. "); document.writeln("Galatians"); document.writeln("6:9 (NLT).
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Today\'s Encounter"); document.writeln("was written by: Gianna B.
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