"... we do not lose heart ..."
We make this CHOICE.
CHOICE:
Calling - We did not come to this be accident.
Hope - We are not riding on speculative wishful thinking nor defeatism,
Obedience - We are a people under orders, not personal preference.
Insight - We know some things in our cause that others cannot see.
Commitment - We are driven by a passion and dedication that is beyond ourselves.
Energy- We give it all we have and are re-energized in the expenditure of energy.
It takes all of that and more.
Our choice is to not lose heart, to maintain commitment to center, commitment to God, commitment to mission.
Losing heart is not an emotional "emptying;" but a void of choice, determination, and commitment.
Commitment drives when all else come loose.
Losing heart is no option. Losing heart is placing our choices in the hands of chance.
Heart is what controls us.
Heart is our center, our core, and our choice.
To lose heart is to lose center and create vacuum which shall suck up something to fill itself.
We may not want that calling the shots.
Five words from II Corinthians 4:16:
"... we do not lose heart ..."
Never lose heart.
