First off is Galatians 6:2 and 6:3 stick out to me. "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself." I love this because it tell me that you always have help from your Christian brothers and sisters, no matter what. But also it tells you what not to. You are never totally independent and not needing help from others, but also no one can not be obligated to helping others. We all only work like we should when we all work together for a common goal. I love hearing that so much.
Last was Galatians 6:9. "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." This is one of my favorite verses of all time. When we were at Sky Ranch, and all the awards were handed out, Daniel wrote this verse on mine. And I never forget it. I go back to this verse whenever I'm in a bad mood, or something is going on in my life, and the meaning of it and the memories that it brings always manage to cheer me up and let me keep going on no matter what. It constantly reminds me of, well, exactly what it says really. I know sometimes it may seem difficult to continue doing the right things, and then having no one thank you or seeing no results. But if you keep at it and continue doing the right things, then eventually you will be rewarded with it in some way. That's not saying someone will come up to you and give you money or anything. But the reward could come in any way; it might be an opportunity, or that warm fuzzy feeling you get inside that you get. But somehow, someway, you will eventually be rewarded.
Please give me some feedback on this guys. I miss all of you so much!
I love this post! Especially since I haven't had time to read Galatians yet (not a very good excuse, I know, but I'm trying to catch up!).
ReplyDeleteI love the theme of unity that Galatians 6:2-3 presents. As Christians, we are called to love and to support ALL of our brothers and sisters, no matter the situation. But yeah, when we say it so simply like that, it all seems so easy! But it's actually not, as I'm sure everyone knows by know. And I'm really glad I checked this before I went to bed...I actually just got off the phone with a friend whom I was in another stupid fight with. Thankfully, everything seems back to normal, and I think it's mainly because we've both finally realized that friends are there to love and to support each other through the good times and bad. I've learned that we should all really work on lifting each other up instead of pulling each other down. Challenge: seek the GOOD in everyone you meet! And another thing...one of my favorite quotes ever is "Be kind, for EVERONE you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~ Plato. Always remember that. (:
What a coincidence that what I was dealing with tonight was what you talked about on here!
Thanks (:
-Haley
joe
ReplyDeletei love this. this isn't some deep feedback like haley's-- wow girl! but basically just saying, to let you know, man, i skipped over that second verse without really thinking about it. Galatians 6:9. "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." i just read it over and over again on your post. i've been trying to be loving and change my ways and its just weird with some of the friends and groups i hang around sometimes. i just sort of gave up, became weary and submitted to the bad things we were doing. this verse is gonna be memorized soon. The Word of our Lord is so beautiful. i just love it. thanks for showing us that joe.
hey im just saying it makes me really happy to see your words on this thing mr. joe
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