Do Not Grow Weary on the Way

December has arrived, and maybe you're arriving right along with it — tired, a little worn thin, feeling the weight of a whole year on your shoulders. That's normal. No one who has truly lived gets through a year without growing weary.

But notice what Paul says: he doesn't say "if you don't get tired." He says "if we faint not" — if we don't give up. Tiredness can come. Discouragement can knock at the door. What can't happen is you quitting the race before you reach the finish line.

The promise stands firm: there will be a harvest. Everything you planted in faith this year — the silent prayers, the hard choices, the acts of love no one saw — all of it will bear fruit. In due season. In His time, which is always the right time.

So take a deep breath. You don't need to run faster. You just need to keep going.