It is required in a steward that a man be found faithful. Success is not a fruit of the spirit – faithfulness is. Faithfulness is certainly a fruit of the Holy Spirit working in our lives.
Faithfulness is not always easy. It is especially tough to be faithful when we don’t see visible success in our ministries. I think all of us always want to see more in the way of physical, visible signs that what we are doing has value. The west is a success driven society. We measure people by how much they do and how well they do it. I don’t think it is a bad as it used to be but I remember a newspaper that listed the top 10 churches by attendance, professions of faith, and baptisms. They gave the impression that big numbers are what matters to God.
God though is not impressed by that. Man might me and we always want to look good in front of others, but in reality one thing really concerns God – are we faithful. Do I have the faith required just to keep on keeping on no matter what I see?
No matter what our circumstance God wants us to keep on going no matter what the circumstances. Don’t get weary in well doing. Don’t lose heart. Just keep on keeping on. That will show us that we really trust the God that we say we will trust.
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