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Fatigue can draw our attention away from God and make serving feel heavy. Faith needs steady care because the heart grows cold when routine takes the place that belongs to fellowship with Christ.
Devotional
Romans 12:11 calls us to remain diligent and fervent in spirit as we serve the Lord. This speaks to seasons when we continue doing what is required while our heart is no longer fully present. Our time with God is pushed aside, and caring for people begins to feel burdensome.
This cooling of the heart rarely happens all at once. It develops as we become used to living at a distance from God’s presence. We may stay active while losing the joy we once had in serving sincerely. John 15:4-5 reminds us that fruit comes from abiding in Christ. Without that fellowship, service can become mere duty and resentment can grow.
Serving the Lord includes ordinary responsibilities that few people notice. The condition of the heart appears in the way we respond at home and in how we care for those who depend on us. Biblical fervor can remain even when we feel weak, as long as we return to Jesus when we recognize our weariness.
You may be tired and ashamed to admit that your willingness has faded. Christ knows your limits. Return honestly to His presence. Through Scripture and prayer, allow the Lord to reach what has grown hard within you. He can renew your willingness as you abide in Him.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, show me where weariness has cooled my heart. Bring me back to Your presence and renew my willingness to serve You sincerely. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Bible reference
11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Bible reference
4 ‹Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.›
5 ‹I am the vine, ye› [are] ‹the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.›
