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17th July 2025
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Christina Patterson
Bible teacher, author, and YouTuber
"Don't Grow Weary in Doing Well"
Have you ever had to remind yourself of the same scripture over and over again?
Most recently for me, it's been Galatians 6:9
I thought it'd be a good idea to dig deeper into this scripture because with all the uncertainties we're facing, the ability to grow in the strength to keep going is always a good idea.
Galatians 6:9 has been on repeat on my heart and mind recently. It reads:
"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up."
.... Galatians 6:9 ESV
The many times the Lord has brought his scripture to mind I've focused on the command it charges: do not give up.
But as I've been meditating on this scripture, God has been illuminating the farming language and illustrations in this verse with the words grow, season, and reap.
It's a timely reminder that weariness often doesn't come out of the blue but it's something that we grow into.
Weariness starts as a seed that, if cultivated, will grow into the desire to give up.
Growing weary can creep up on you and can cause us to miss out on reaping our harvest.
We don't just all of a sudden get weary, we grow weary.
The word weary here means to be weak or to fail in heart.
It happens over time, as life circumstances slowing chip away at our confidence, faith, and strength without even our realizing it until one day we look up and just completely want to throw in the towel.
I don't always notice my children's growth day by day but it is obvious over time that they are in fact growing.
When I look at pictures of them from last year, I ask myself when did they grow so big.
This growth happened right before my eyes however the day by day does not reveal it because it's easier to see growth over time.
In the same way, growing weary happens so slowing before you, you may not even recognize it.
Symptoms of growing weary look like:
● 1. Losing patience in an area or with a person you would normally show kindness and grace to.
● 2. Doubting if you're headed in the right direction or doing the right thing after God has already confirmed over and over this is what He's called you to do.
● 3. Losing passion and zeal for the things you once always loved.
These symptoms don't show up overnight.
They all start with a seed of doubt that whispers to us that the good we are doing is not enough, or it doesn't matter.
Our weariness is rooted in the lie that our doing is somehow not good.
So how do we prevent ourselves from growing weary?
Remember why we started in the first place and don't allow your purpose to be overshadowed by your challenges.
Obstacles will come, and many times they won't be a sign we need to quit.
They just mean we need to keep going and push through.
And that pushing is what will be the very force that will make us stronger.
If you are alive, you are growing.
● You are either going to grow weary or you will grow empowered by the good works that God has called you too.
● You will either grow tired or be energized by purpose.
● You will either grow fatigued or grow in strength as you stay determined and steadfast in the truth that what you are doing is good.
If God called you to it it's good work and it's important to Him.
This is why Colossians 3:23 say:
"Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.
We grow weary when we stop working for God, and lost focus of the truth that the work He's called us to is good.
We are going to grow, but we also have to power to decide in which direction that will be.
My advice is to be like plants and grow towards the sun.
Grow in God and His truth.
Allow God's Word to be the seed that promotes growth towards Him and His will for your life.
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Beloved Women
with Christina Patterson
Christina Patterson is a Bible teacher, author, and YouTuber passionate about empowering women in the love of Jesus Christ and the truth of God's Word.
Christina holds a Master's degree in Theological Studies from Liberty University
and is the founder of Beloved Women, empowering women to truly know who they are in Christ: His Beloved.
Wait for the proper time.
Not only are we directed not to grow weary but we're also reminded to wait for the proper time.
Trust me when I tell you that there is nothing more that will make you want to quit than to have to wait.
But waiting is exactly what we're called to do.
In fact, waiting is the opposite of giving up.
Many times we want to give up because we're tired of waiting or we've received God's wait as His 'no'.
But waiting doesn't mean no, God's not going to do it, it simply means wait for it.
But our impatience tells us our waiting season is a sure sign that we are wasting our time on this good work.
But we must be reminded of this truth:
Your waiting is not wasting!
Let me say that again for the people in the back:
Your waiting is not wasting!
Waiting may be uncomfortable but it is necessary because we're not just waiting for no reason, we're waiting for the proper time.
Our good works will be fruitful, however, if our harvest does not come at the right time it will be no good.
Your harvest has different needs and God knows the right atmosphere for which your work will flourish.
So he's waiting on the perfect time to maximize the fruit He wants to produce through your good work.
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