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‘Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away,
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‘Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away,
yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.’ 2 Cornithians 4:16
How much time do we spend looking at ourselves in the mirror, making sure we look good, and that we are ready to go out and meet people, when really we should be taking more time to look on the inside making sure we are spiritually ready to go out and meet people.
We spend so much time talking about keeping our bodies fit, but spend little or no time making sure that our hearts are kept in good spiritual health.
We rely so much on everything going right in order to keep us in a cheerful mood but the Bible tells us to “not lose heart” when everything around us seems to be “wasting away.”
I remember reading about a girl’s volleyball team in a small rural village that had achieved an unbelievable winning record of 65 games. What was so incredible about the success was that the school had only 18 girls in total and 16 of them were on the volleyball team.
Although it was one of the smallest schools in the state, it won the volleyball championship for three years running. Then, after 65 victories, they were eventually defeated.
The local paper reported the defeat with a large headline. Then, two days later, another headline appeared in the small paper “Team Rebounds with a Winning Streak of One.”
The key to not “losing heart” is making sure that we understand and believe that even in defeat we can be renewed in Christ. Defeats come and go in this life and that will never change.
Yet, for us Christians, defeat is one of those things that we strive to manage amidst the expectation that even in disappointment, we are victorious in Christ.
We Christians should always be on the rebound. When one foot is hindered in defeat, the other should already be moving on; looking for that “winning streak of one!”
Do we look for that winning streak of one, or do we think that that is not possible? How can you have a winning streak of one? Sometimes we look at things way off in the future, when we should be really paying attention to the things right in front of us. It is good to have a balanced mix of looking up to God, looking out to others, and looking in to ourselves.
If we persevere we will not only have a winning streak of one, but more and more. “So therefore do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. (2 Corinthians 4:16)
We spend so much time talking about keeping our bodies fit, but spend little or no time making sure that our hearts are kept in good spiritual health.
We rely so much on everything going right in order to keep us in a cheerful mood but the Bible tells us to “not lose heart” when everything around us seems to be “wasting away.”
I remember reading about a girl’s volleyball team in a small rural village that had achieved an unbelievable winning record of 65 games. What was so incredible about the success was that the school had only 18 girls in total and 16 of them were on the volleyball team.
Although it was one of the smallest schools in the state, it won the volleyball championship for three years running. Then, after 65 victories, they were eventually defeated.
The local paper reported the defeat with a large headline. Then, two days later, another headline appeared in the small paper “Team Rebounds with a Winning Streak of One.”
The key to not “losing heart” is making sure that we understand and believe that even in defeat we can be renewed in Christ. Defeats come and go in this life and that will never change.
Yet, for us Christians, defeat is one of those things that we strive to manage amidst the expectation that even in disappointment, we are victorious in Christ.
We Christians should always be on the rebound. When one foot is hindered in defeat, the other should already be moving on; looking for that “winning streak of one!”
Do we look for that winning streak of one, or do we think that that is not possible? How can you have a winning streak of one? Sometimes we look at things way off in the future, when we should be really paying attention to the things right in front of us. It is good to have a balanced mix of looking up to God, looking out to others, and looking in to ourselves.
If we persevere we will not only have a winning streak of one, but more and more. “So therefore do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. (2 Corinthians 4:16)
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