What is the orientation of my heart? Towards the Lord, or away from him? Seeking him, or drifting? What does this current testing season reveal about my spiritual state?
In Galatians 4 verse 6, Paul gives us a helpful ‘heart-ometer’.
Thanklessness can be hard to take. A neighbour who doesn’t thank you for shopping for them. Relatives who take your kindness for granted. Church members who only email you to criticise.
Waiting can seem so boring and uneventful. To state the obvious, nothing seems to happen. But the opposite is true. Waiting is really a battlefield – and battlefields are rarely quiet and dull. So pick up your armour and prepare to get busy!