Reflection:
A few weeks ago I lost hundreds of photo files when my home
computer crashed (thousands, really; but only hundreds that I couldn't
replace). The drive was unrecoverable; there was nothing I could do but
accept that I had lost my photo files because I hadn't taken the extra time
to back them up as regularly as I should have. I had a sense of giving up.
The hard work and hope that it would take to carry on seemed not worth the
effort.
I'd felt this way before in my career as a part-time
photographer. Once, when dealing with taxes, and then again when I feel the
competition overwhelming. It's just not worth it, I think to myself. Move
on to something that won't offer so much disappointment and stress with
little income possibilities.
Then I come to my senses. I love photography. Even if I wasn't
making much money, it's worth it to offer a beautiful photo to a customer,
to edit a photo just right, to see that perfect shot that's the result of
hard work, luck, and/or a beautiful world.
Sometimes it's that way in our spiritual lives, also. We want
to give up when the "good" work we are doing seems unappreciated
or in vain. But, God promises rewards if we don't give up. Those rewards
are many for the Christian...much more so than those for myself as an
aspiring photographer!
When we "do hard things" as Christians, we are not
only serving God with our obedience, we are making that commitment to spiritual
growth. Growth that brings us closer to God, and closer to those we serve.
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