On Perservering!

I'm having this sort of day.....

Sometimes, it is so hard to be in Ministry. Sometimes I'm just sick of it. Sometimes, I wish God had something else for me. I wonder if anyone else ever feels that way?

God faithfully led me to me to THIS scripture tonight.

2 Thessalonians 3:1-13

¹ As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. ² And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith. ³ But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. ⁴ We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. ⁵ May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
⁶ In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching^[a] you received from us. ⁷ For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, ⁸ nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. ⁹ We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. ¹⁰ For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
¹¹ We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. ¹² Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat. ¹³ And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.

All of this passage is speaking to me tonight.  Especially these verses.....

--May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance....And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good. --

So, I'm heading off to bed with these verses in my head (and on a sticky note to read until I fall asleep).

And, hopefully, tomorrow won't be a humbug sort of day....

in HIM-