“Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.”
Romans 12:9

Have you ever had days when you just don’t want to______ ? Get out of bed? Pray? Read your Bible? Exercise? You fill in the blank.
You just want to cry uncle and go back to bed.

Discouragement is real and I have to be diligent to keep it in check. My nature is to push through in my own strength and be like Martha. Just. Keep. Going. That doesn’t last long and I’m worse off for trying.

Even if it’s for just a 1/2 hour I need to follow Mary’s example to sit with Jesus. I have to fill myself with His love and receive the rest and encouragement He alone can provide.

We have to be diligent because discouragement comes straight from the enemy. He is going to try and back us off the plate any way he can. Curve balls, breaking balls, fast balls to the helmet….he is relentless. Stay in the box. Crowd the plate more. That’s what we are called to do. Press. In.

The verse I shared is from a good solid Christian walk chapter. It tells us exactly how we should walk in the Kingdom and minister to others.
We start by being a living sacrifice, renewing our mind and move on from there.

About mid chapter Paul reminds us to let love be without hypocrisy. 😳
Y’all it’s peopley. It’s messy. It can be discouraging. If anyone knew that it was Paul. We have to battle letting hypocrisy creep in. When it does we have to take the time to go back to 12:1 and restart the renewal process.

Reminding myself that my works and good deeds are filthy rags if Jesus is not the driving force behind them is key. Renewing my mind to keep it in line with His truth is of utmost importance. Without His love shining through me I can accomplish nothing and hypocrisy will creep in. (Think clanging cymbal)

God is faithful to love me, encourage me and use me. That’s my focus. Shake off the discouragement and remind the enemy of his future. He is truly defeated. 🤺