I wanted to invite some colleagues to my church's evangelical meeting. I had this planned out long ago. Of course, things are never as smooth as planned.
I was really frustrated by some problems. And then I was so unhappy a few of days ago because of this. I wanted to stop doing everything.
I read Hebrews 6:9-12 on the next day.
Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are confident of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation. God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
Again quoting NT Wright, "The important thing, then, is not to wait until you feel like living a holy life, or loving your neighbour, or working at the project of Christian service to which you are called and on which you've made a start... What matters is the call of the gospel, the promise of God, and your task of being faithful and patient in the present:'Until it be throughly finished.'"
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