Many days I fight the feeling of being physically worn out and tired. Lately, this has been creeping back in. I keep wondering, “Why?” I am also rebelling against doing a couple of
little things I don’t want to do, but need to do. Then I read Hebrews 3 today.
“7 So, as
the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, 8 do
not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion during the time of testing in the desert…10 That is why I was angry with that generation…11 So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”” – Hebrews 3: 7-11
as you did in the rebellion during the time of testing in the desert…10 That is why I was angry with that generation…11 So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”” – Hebrews 3: 7-11
Legitimately, God feels rebellion is hardening our heart
towards Him and this rightly makes Him angry.
He is clear that when we rebel we go outside of His umbrella of
protection and in this verse we see that also includes His umbrella of
blessing, which includes His rest.
How do I motivate myself in the midst of my challenge? I need inspiration in God’s word. I have always held on to the part of Romans
12:8 which speaks about using spiritual gifts and says, “if it is leadership,
let him govern diligently.” But for some
reason that isn’t working today, so I looked up diligence and found a more
motivating passage in Hebrews 6:10-12.
“10 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. 11 We want each of you to show
this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. 12
We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through
faith and patience inherit what has been promised.”Lazy…the word I hate. Yes, I don’t want to be lazy. That is definitely a bit more motivating. Looking a bit deeper though, I also find encouragement. God is just and has a perfect memory. He sees us when we have to fight these quiet heart battles. He loves to see us struggle and succeed. He even, at times, puts us in positions where we have to wrestle with these kinds of things so our faith can be strengthened and so we find joy and blessings in the hear and now. Eternally, He rewards our diligence with an inheritance He has promised. Ultimately, He feels love and it will not go unnoticed.
So, on I must go to wrestle down my rebellion and finish the work I was assigned for the day. I want to find rest. I want to love God more than myself.
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