{"id":2401,"date":"2012-01-10T05:57:58","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T10:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2012-01-11T08:34:13","modified_gmt":"2012-01-11T13:34:13","slug":"tired-of-doing-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2012\/01\/tired-of-doing-good.html","title":{"rendered":"Tired of doing good?"},"content":{"rendered":"

All right let’s admit it. \u00a0The \u00a0church must continue to do good.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>But goodness doesn’t usually win awards or get us that “15 minutes of fame” \u00a0we’ve been promised. \u00a0Additionally, tiredness becomes an impelling factor that overwhelms us at some time in our lives.<\/p>\n

Bob Mumford, a famous preacher in the 1970’s , said that it always amazed him the people who were able to continue and grow in Jesus.\u00a0 These successful men and women were almost never the splashy people.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In fact, he said that he was careful and cautious of the people who talked big and made themselves appear important. They were usually the people who quickly faded away. \u00a0It was the folks who remained shy and didn’t impress anyone who succeeded in their walk with Christ.<\/p>\n

Paul wrote, in Galatians 6:9, “Don’t be tired of doing good.” \u00a0I’ve often thought this must by my life verse because\u00a0people are always coming up and quoting it to me, telling me that the Lord impressed them to share it with me.<\/p>\n

It’s not the “life verse” I would like to chose. \u00a0Yet,\u00a0The point is important.\u00a0I am constantly attempting to learn how to pace myself. \u00a0 The executive director of The Special Gathering,\u00a0Richard Stimson used to say to me all the time. ” Learn to pace yourself.” \u00a0I’m still trying to learn that lesson.<\/p>\n

In ministering to the mentally challenged community, it is easy to become burnt and fried by legitimate \u00a0demands and concerns of people who have great needs. \u00a0Leaders share that the key to long-term success is learning to pace themselves. \u00a0This simple principle allows them to keep running until the end of the race. \u00a0People who are successful are the people who know how to pace themselves. \u00a0They are the people who don’t be tired doing good.<\/p>\n

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All right let’s admit it. \u00a0The \u00a0church must continue to do good. But goodness doesn’t usually win awards or get us that “15 minutes of fame” \u00a0we’ve been promised. \u00a0Additionally, tiredness becomes an impelling factor that overwhelms us at some time in our lives. 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