Don't Grow Weary

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Healing Begins. My name is
Pastor Galen. I'm really glad you chose to join me
for this program. And I don't know when you're listening.
Maybe it's late at night, early in the morning, maybe
it's by podcasts, maybe you're not even in the United
States when you listen to this. But the subject that
I have chosen to speak on this morning is don't

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grow weary. I think a lot of us just get tired.
You know, life is very fast paced, and there's a
lot of trials, there's a lot of hard things that
go on. There's difficult things in the world. We're constantly
inundated by the news, by social media, by you know. Nowadays,

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the stream of information coming into us can come from
all different directions, and it's almost like drinking out of
the fire hose, and it would be very easy to
get distracted. In fact, I heard I was going through
a Facebook reel and I heard John Vivie talk about
getting away from your true purpose, and I thought that

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was very good. You know, I really do my best
when I'm in my sweet spot, when I'm doing the
thing that God has called me to do, and fulfilling
that purpose. That's where I find the joy, that's where
I find the excitement. That's what I love to do.
And so I don't know what it is you're called
to do. Maybe you're called to be a mechanic. Maybe

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you're called to work on furnaces. Maybe you're called a snowpile.
Those are not my callings, but maybe they're yours. I
don't know. Maybe you're a nurse, maybe you're a doctor,
maybe you're a social media public figure. I don't know
what it is you're called to do by the Lord.

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But it's good to stick to what you're called and
stay on task with that the rest of your life,
because I'm telling you, the Christian life is really like
a marathon. It is not a short sprint. It is
a long, long race. Now it can be even longer
if you're facing medical challenges, health problems, or maybe you

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find yourself in chronic pain. Maybe you're like, Lord, I'm
in chronic pain. Well, I pray for you right now.
If you're in chronic pain, right now, in the name
of Jesus, I pray for you for healing in your
body to be released to you. As I'm praying right now,
in the name of Jesus, I rebuke the pain, and
I just task for the ministering angels of heaven to

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minister to you. And maybe maybe you're someone who just
doesn't have any peace of mind. Lord, you are the
Prince of Peace, the Mighty counselor the Everlasting Father, and
I pray that you would provide peace of mind to
those that are listening today, in the name of Jesus.
So getting out of rhythm. I like to be in

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a rhythm. Every year has a rhythm for me. When
January comes, it starts all over again, working in what
I'm called to do. There is a rhythm in my life,
a rhythm in the ministry that I think is very important.
My rhythm starts at about four thirty am in the morning,
getting up, getting out of bed, getting my coffee, getting

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my Bible, putting on the music, and spending time with
the Lord. He gets the first part of my day.
That's the beginning of my rhythm. Now if I skip that,
every beat of my day is off. Things are out
of rhythm, like someone who is clapping the music out
of time. Well, I like to stay in rhythm. I

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like structure, and I like order, and because I think
in structure, in order, in a rhythm, there is peace,
there is security, there is strength. And so what is
keeping you out a rhythm? What is distracting you? Oh,
there's a big one right there. I haven't even got
to the ten keys yet. And I want to talk

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about what is distracting you from what you're really called
to do? And so or you might be doing what
you're called to do, but there's distractions coming from the left,
there's distractions coming from the right. It just seems like
they're all around. Well, it's time, it says in Galatians six'.
NINE i love this. Scripture let us not grow weary

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in doing, good for in due season you will reap
a harvest if you fate. Not Laura buckingham was my
church management teacher In Bible, college and he used to
say it this. Way he would, say don't we and
well doing for in due, season you will reap a
harvest if you fate. Not he would point his finger at.

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Us he was about six to, three, big, tall slender pastor.
Buddy he made a lot of good. Points he made
a lot of good. SENSE i really Love Laura. Buckingham
so what is some of the things we can do
to stay, strong to not grow. Weary, well first of,
all trust In god's. Timing he promises a harvest and due. Season,

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NO i don't know how long a season, is how
big of a harvest have you been waiting? For how
long has it. BEEN i used to watch my dad
go out and plant the, corn and THEN i used to, think,
well where's the. Corn, well it takes a while after
the seat is planted for the corn to come, up
and then it. Doesn't it Doesn't you can't harvest it right.

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Away and we used to look at the corn after it's.
Planted By july, fourth corn should be knee high in the.
Field that's what he always. Said So i've always thought of.
That By july four our corn ought to be knee
high in the, field and then by fall we would
go out and take the harvest. Down we just couldn't

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take the. Harvest we had to wait for the corn
to be, ready for the corn to be dry enough
for us to take the. Harvest to us to take
in the. Corn same thing with. Hey we would wait
for the hay to. Grow then he would cut the,
hay and then the hay would have to dry in the.
Sun then eventually we had to bail the hay and

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bring the hay in the. Barn and by the, way
you don't bail, hey that's. Wet that's very dangerous to.
Do it can be. Combustible and so don't grow weary
and well doing for indue. Season you will reap a
harvest if you don't. Wait if you don't give, up
you have to wait for your. Harvest so trusting In
god's timing sometimes is easier said than. Done sometimes we

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had to Trust god that the rain would come for the.
Corn you, know my dad had a he planted his.
CORN a lot of it was in, sand and so
if it was really, dry the old corn leaves would
curl up and we would be waiting For god to
send the rein on the corn so the crop wasn't.
Ruined and so Trust god's. Timing number, two stay anchored in.

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Prayer renew your strength by staying connected To. God by the.
Way that is the one thing the enemy will do
to your. Life he will try to get you to
think you don't have enough time to spend With. God
you can't afford to take time every day like you
are to be with The, lord you got work to. Do.

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Well you know WHAT i. FOUND i get more work
done IF i take time AND i anchor myself in.
Prayer in, fact usually in the time of prayer is
WHEN i find or get some of my best ideas
for What god wants me to do throughout my. Day

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so stay anchored in. Prayer number, Three lean on this.
Ripture let the word refocus and encourage. You like, Today
galatians six point nine came to my mind WHY i
was feeling. WEARY i was feeling tired and meditating On

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galatians six' nine and Then Hearing john bavir say about
what it's like when you get away from. Your calling
you're going to, Get tired you're going to get. Burned
out how many PASTORS have i seen over the years
get burnt out and crash and burn and not THERE
pastors i KNEW when i, was younger they're not around.

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No more but those who run, the race those who
stay true to, their calling They trust. God's timing they
stay anchored. In prayer they lean On the Word of
god for, their, strength guidance. And direction, you know Says
the psalm. One nineteen thy WORD have i hid in
my HEART that i might not Sin. Against god the

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Word of god is. My Strength the Word of god
is is my power source through the power Of The.
HOLY spirit I need. God's word, Number four remember, your
purpose keep the end goal of your works. In mind,
You know i'm reminded of this Thing that. Paul said,

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he said, you know these light and momentary troubles are
achieving for us an eternal way and glory that far autweighs.
Them all so we fix our eyes not on what,
is seen but what, Is unseen for what is seen,
as temporary what is unseen. Is eternal so really keeping

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and remembering, my purpose Remembering what i'm called, to do
remembering SOMEDAY when i get, to heaven it will be worth,
it all especially when we stand Before the king and
hear the words, well, done now good and. Faithful servant
and the enemy will try to it discourage you from.

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Your purpose he will try to knock that right out. Of,
you see the enemy is not so much afraid that
you're going to Be, a christian but he is afraid
that you're going to find out what your purpose is
and you're going to go, do that because that's when
you become a headache. To Him so god has a purpose.
For everybody if you don't know what your, Purpose is

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jeremiah thirty three, three says call, to ME and i
will answer you and show you great unsearchable things you know.
Not of god has a purpose. For you seek him
if you don't know what. It is And the, bible
says if you, seek me you will. Find me point.
Number five rely On The. Holy spirit he is our

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helper and our source of strength and endurance in a time,
of need talk To The. Holy Spirit the greek Word
For holy spirit, is paraclitos one who comes alongside one
who is. My helper so he not only lives inside,
of me he walks beside me at the. Same time

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he's this power That raised jesus from, the dead and
he lives, in me and he wants to. Help ME
so i need to rely on him rather than. ON
me i need to rely on, his power. HIS strength
i need to learn to tap in to the presence
and the power Of The. Holy spirit, Number six focus

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on one day at, A time one day at. A Time,
sweet jesus you know. That song i'm not gonna, sing
it but that is, so true, you know don't worry.
About tomorrow just take care. Of today today has enough
troubles of. Its own but if you have a plan you're,
working on and you have, a purpose most likely you

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have a to do list for. This day the day you're,
hearing this you got things you have to, get done
things you have. To do so it's really good to
focus on one day at. A time EVERY day i
come into, MY office i get my to do, LIST
out i, REVIEW it i go over. MY schedule i
decide Which things i'm gonna work on. That DAY then

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i work on. Those THINGS but i also plan for.
Unexpected visitors, you say what do, YOU mean i always.
Get it you never know when somebody's gonna knock on
my door that knew me, years ago or come in
and want to talk. TO me i always have space
and room for, unexpected visitors because many times the unexpected

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visitors wind up saying things to ME that i need.
To hear that has happened to me more time. THAN
once i remember this one. Unexpected visitor he was knocking
on my door and he wanted to come in and
tell me his testimony Of what god had did. For
him that really. Encouraged ME then i sat down with

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him and we recorded, his test and LITTLE did i
know that three days later he was gonna die of.
Heart problems he, died SUDDENLY and i wound up recording his. Last, words.
Wow amazing. Unexpected visitors, they're good they're. Not bad they're

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not an interruption in. Your time they're may be Sent
by god and they don't know what to send you.
A message, you know our time. Is short i'm. Sixty
five can you? Believe it in, Thirty years i'll. Be
ninety i've got thirty more years to run hard For.
The lord I'M hoping i can run hard To the
lord till i'm ninety, at least but that's only by

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the Grace. Of god so time. Is short we have
to stay focused On what god has called us. To
do you, might, Say well i'm a lot younger. Than you,
i'm thirty but you know your years will. Go fast time,
is short and we don't Know when god's going to call.
Us home none of. Us do our time might be
shorter than we think because you could pass. Away tomorrow you.

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Don't know tomorrow's not promised. To you and so we
got to work every day as though this day is,
our last and whatever we do and, we're daughterded we
need to do it Unto, the lord. All Right point,
Number seven rest. WHEN needed i can't say. This enough rest.

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WHEN needed i remember being on the mission field and
My Interpreter oto god bless. His sweetheart he came to
me and, he said you need An app and he
said today we're done at. One pm i'm going to
take it back to the mission BASE and i want
you to lay down. And sleep, you know that was

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the best advice he ever, gave ME because i used
to go on these mission trips, and, run, run, run,
run run and then get so sick by the end of.
THE trip i would go home needing antibiotics and all.
This stuff BUT when i learned to take a NAP
when i, was TIRED when i learned, TO rest i

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didn't get sick. No, more wow why my body kept.
Its strength now was it wrong for me? To rest.
Absolutely not it was probably one of the best things
for me was to take a break and. To rest
and so we don't. Rest enough. Number eight encourage, one another,

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fellow believers uplift us in. TOUGH times i guess say this.
WITH you i have people around me at least three
men three four MEN that i love to have lunch
with them once in a while because they. Encouraged me
we need fellowship of. The believers you need good people

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in your life to. Encourage you and so MAYBE say
i don't have hardly anyone in. My life well you have.
A church you go to find, a church get involved with.
A fellowship, don't isolate. But insulate, don't isolate. But insulate
find a good church for you to be a. Part
of find some people. The fellowship and, remember this people are.

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Never perfect people will, disappoint You but jesus. Never will
but we need. The believers we need other people in
the faith to encourage us if we are not to.
Grow weary and also they can pray with us and
we can agree with them. In prayer And the bible

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says if one can put a thousand, to flight two
can put ten. Thousand right and so fight the. Good
fight put other believers. Around you insulate with people That.
Love god, Number nine fix your Eyes, on jesus it
Says on, hebrews twelve who for the joy? Before him and.

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Do it it Says in, Hebrews twelve verses one to
three that we are to fix our Eyes, on jesus
the author and the perfector of. Our faith you fur
the joy, before him endured. The cross had a friend
the other DAYS that i, can't Sleep, PASTOR gail i just.
Can't SLEEP so i have THIS music i like to.
Listen to it doesn't, Have words it's, just calming. Instrumental

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MUSIC so, i Said what i'm gonna Do is i'm
gonna send you. THIS music i want you to. PLAY
it i want you to, lay back shut, your eyes
don't think. About sleeping just shut, your eyes rest and Focus.
On jesus you know. What happened he. Fell asleep, that's
right he. Fell asleep sometimes the best thing we can

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do is rest. Our minds just rest. Your mind if
you take a twenty, minute nap you'll get up. More
productive or if you take time to go to bed
earlier at night and get a good, night's rest you'll
feel better in. The morning you can't afford to. Slow
down you can afford, the rest yes. You can you

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can't afford to take time off and get into stillness
and the Quietness of. His presence point. Number ten keep
gratitude alive in. Your life thankfulness. Fuels perseverance thankfulness. Feels,

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Perseverance man i'm telling. You what EVERY day i try
to get up driving, to Work thanking god For all
he's done, For Me thanking god for all. My blessings,
you say do you? Have trials OF course i, have
trials we. All do but you, Know what i'm. Still
blessed I'm thanking god, every day even for THE air,
i breathe, THE food, i ate THE water, I drink,

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oh yeah all. Of It thanking god every day for.
Every blessing thankfulness paves the way. For perseverance it keeps
you strong in the middle of. The, battle then in
CLOSING a i want to. SAY this i want you
to know and remember how many people love you and

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depend upon you. Every day you probably don't even. Know
it there are people that are watching, my life in,
your life and they're depending. On you i'm looking at
my wall, right now and on the wall there's a
picture of a young lady who is like klos to
thirty with her eight year old daughter and the reason

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her pictures on. The wall she Lives, in leacarpio a
garbage Dump Of, costa rica in, a tenthouse and our
ministry helps to take care. Of her And as i'm
sitting here, Recording this i'm looking at her and her
daughter because you, know what they depend. On us we're important.
To them we, help them. You KNOW and i don't

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know how long we can, help them but we've been
helping them. FIVE years i can't, help EVERYBODY but i
can help a. Few people it's important to remember you
have family that, love you family that depends. On you
got people at work that. Love you got people. Watching
you you don't. Even Know the bible says that we
are epistles written and read of. All men people are watching,

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my life. Your life and, so today if you're tired and,
You're weary i'm just going to Ask the lord to
strengthen you and give. YOU peace i Asked the lord
to help you get your, hope back your, purpose back your,
destiny back get it. All back don't listen to the
lies of the enemy that you're, no good that you're,
a failure that you'll never amount. To anything don't listen to.

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Those things they're, not true. They're lies so get. Back
UP or i REMEMBER when i went to spend three
days With. The lord can you see me? Doing THAT while,
i did and my spiritual, director says probably the first
thing you're going to do is. Fall asleep so she
put a blanket in the ROOM where i was going
to spend three days With, the lord and she. Was

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right the FIRST thing i did was fall sleep on
the couch that covered up with, a BLANKET and, i
slept AND then i got up and spent time With
the lord and felt. Greatly refreshed why my body was
TIRED and i needed. TO rest i need, to rest
and you need. To rest let me pray, For. YOU
lord i thank you for those that are listening today that.
ARE weary i pray that you would give them the

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strength and the peace to get back up on, their
feet keep going and run the. Good Race, LORD jesus
i thank you for each person that you have designed
that they would listen to. This. Message lord they are
important and you. Love them, and everybody whether they understand,
or not has a purpose and you have a plan for.

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THEIR life i pray that you send out the ministering
angels to minister to the heirs. OF salvation i pray
that your presence would go and fill. EACH room i
pray for healing for those that, ARE sick i pray
for peace that are those that are struggling with mental.
Health ISSUES and i just pray right now that you
would fill people with a new sense of your Hope in. Jesus's. Name, amen,

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know what ONE thing i know life is hard and
that there needs to be a voice going out over
the airwaves that fills people, with faith hope. And love
and it's so important that you Know that jesus. Loves
you remember the Old song jesus. Loves ME this, i

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know For the bible tells me so little ones to.
Him belong they. Are We but he is strong, All,
right gord. Bless you May the lord, Keep you May
the lord cause his face to shine. Upon you may
he be gracious to you and give. You peace and

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may you always know that he. Loves you he's, with
you and he wants to help you and fill You with,
his presence with fresh hope and purpose for. Your life
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