You Can Get Weary in Well-Doing

“Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.  Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.  For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.  And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.  As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” (Gal. 6:6-10)

It is amazing to me how quickly we can grow weary of things.  I hear people often getting excited to go on vacation.  They talk of getting to the beach and watching the sunsets.  By the time they are there for a few days, they get tired of watching those sunsets.  Children get excited about certain toys they want (and nearly have heart attacks if they don’t get them).  And when they do get them, they play with them for a little while, until they grow tired of them, and then that toy goes in the closet with the other 500 toys they grew weary of.  But we also see this in Christians.  I see people all the time that get into a church, get excited about the program, and even want to get in an contribute.  Then when you give them something to do, it seems in no time, they lose their enthusiasm.  You might say “They take off like rockets and come down like rocks!”

Why?  Because you can get weary in well-doing.  Listen, you can get tired in the ministry.  It seems every time you get the victory in one battle, another battle comes right behind it.  You can be in the right place, doing the right things, giving it everything you’ve got – and you can still get weary in well doing!

Listen, sometimes when we get weary, sometimes when we get discouraged, sometimes when we get overwhelmed, it’s because of the number of the enemy.  And sometimes no matter how hard we fight, no matter how right we are, the battles just keep coming.  Some days, we just get weary!

But sadly, sometimes when we get weary, we look around and see there is so much to do, and so few willing to help.  I can’t help but wonder how many times the Apostle Paul felt that way.  Yet, he writes, “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”  

It doesn’t mean, of course, that you can never stop one job and start another. If you ask what the “well doing” is that we must not tire of, probably the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22 is the best answer:

• Don’t grow weary of being patient and kind;
• Don’t grow weary of being good;
• Don’t grow weary of being faithful;
• Don’t grow weary of being gentle;
• Don’t grow weary of exercising self-control;
• Don’t grow weary of manifesting your peace and joy in all kinds of acts of love to your sphere of influence.

Verse 10 is a great verse to finish with.  It says, “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”