Galatians 6:9
“Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.”
What does Galatians 6:9 mean?
When you're tired from trying to be kind, patient, or faithful—especially when it feels like nothing's changing—this verse speaks directly to that exhaustion. Paul is reminding us that good work isn't wasted just because we can't see results yet. The harvest comes in its own time, not on our schedule, and that's actually a comfort rather than a frustration. The real promise here isn't that life will suddenly become easy or that everyone will appreciate what you do. It's that persistence matters, that your efforts genuinely count even when they're invisible, and that quitting is the only way to guarantee you won't see the fruit of what you've planted. If you keep going, the harvest will come.
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