Galatians 5:9 ‘become weary…’
We need to be on the alert that we do not become weary. Sometimes we can do good and we do not see the fruit or the reward of our actions. This can lead to us getting tired of doing good. It is natural and to be expected, but the Apostles counsels us not to get weary. In our choice to do good there is a danger that we could get tired of it. What does this phrase ‘become weary’ actually mean? Some of the commentaries use an old English word to explain this. It is the word ‘flag’. It is a strange word and it means to become unsteady, feeble, or spiritless or to decline in interest. It is the picture of a flag on a flagpole that is waving in the wind. When the wind stops the flag stops waving and ‘flags’ or hangs loosely. It no longer does what it was designed to do because the wind has gone. Perhaps the wind has gone out of your ability to ‘do good’.
WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES US WEARY OF ‘DOING GOOD’? (Part 1)
1 . Perhaps we wonder if we should be doing it.
We can doubt the legitimacy of what we are doing. We may ask ourselves should I be doing this and why am I doing this? We may not have the same conviction that we started out with. When we get to this point it is difficult not to get weary.
2. ‘Doing good’ can be hard work.
Doing good costs. There might be a physical cost. It may cost you your time, your effort, your energy and your sweat and tears. Good things require effort. We all know that a goal worth achieving is worth working hard at. ‘A great essential to achieve anything worthwhile is hard work.’ Thomas A. Edison Doing good can be hard work and that alone can give us reason to be weary.
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