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FRONT PORCH FRIDAY’S - WHEN YOU FEEL UNAPPRECIATED · THIS IS THE LIFE PODCAST

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  Speaker 1: Good morning, thank you for joining us today on our
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  Speaker 1: Front Porch Friday edition. Hard to believe it's Friday already,
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  Speaker 1: getting ready to go into the weekend. Hope you've had
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  Speaker 1: a great week, and as we get ready for our
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  Speaker 1: morning moments with Jesus here on our podcast, I want
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  Speaker 1: to start off by reading in Galatians chapter 6 and
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  Speaker 1: verse number 9 this morning. But also I've got a
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  Speaker 1: short little letter, basically a comment from our YouTube channel
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  Speaker 1: that I wanted to read this morning that might sound
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  Speaker 1: a little familiar to all of us. But in Galatians
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  Speaker 1: chapter 6 and verse number 9, the Apostle Paul encourages
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  Speaker 1: not only the Galatians but us as well. When he says,
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  Speaker 1: let us not be weary in well-doing. For in due
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  Speaker 1: season we shall reap, if we faint not. And the
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  Speaker 1: letter goes something like this today. Dear Eddie, I've been
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  Speaker 1: trying to do what God has placed in front of me.
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  Speaker 1: I check on my mother, I pray for my family,
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  Speaker 1: and I try to encourage people whenever I can. But
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  Speaker 1: lately I've wondered whether any of it is making a difference.
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  Speaker 1: Nothing seems to change, and sometimes it feels like I'm
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  Speaker 1: not appreciated. How do I keep going when the things
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  Speaker 1: that I do feel so small? And like I said,
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  Speaker 1: I think we've all kind of maybe crossed those bridges,
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  Speaker 1: at least mentally, from time to time, even if we
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  Speaker 1: don't speak them out loud. We tend to notice the
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  Speaker 1: moments that are easy to see. Maybe it's an answered prayer.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe it's a life that got changed that, you know,
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  Speaker 1: you were a big part of that change. Maybe a
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  Speaker 1: door that God opened that you knew was just at
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  Speaker 1: the right time. Or someone actually says thank you and
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  Speaker 1: shows their appreciation. That can be a big monumental thing
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  Speaker 1: in a caregiver's life especially. But much of our faithfulness
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  Speaker 1: happens when no one is watching. And that's what God
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  Speaker 1: really wants to speak out of this verse this morning.
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  Speaker 1: It's like making another phone call or offering another prayer
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  Speaker 1: or maybe sitting beside someone who needs to know that
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  Speaker 1: they're not alone at that moment. Whatever it is, Paul
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  Speaker 1: knew that we could grow weary in doing good deeds
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  Speaker 1: for people and for the glory of God. He didn't
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  Speaker 1: tell the Galatians that they would always see the results
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  Speaker 1: right away. What he did is he reminded them that
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  Speaker 1: every harvest has a season. There's a time between planting
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  Speaker 1: and seeing what grows. Now that doesn't mean every kind
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  Speaker 1: act will turn out the way we had hoped to.
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  Speaker 1: We wished it would, but most of the time It
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  Speaker 1: won't turn out exactly the way we want it to.
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  Speaker 1: But it does mean we can trust God with what
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  Speaker 1: happens after we've done what God asked us to do. See,
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  Speaker 1: after all, if our hearts are right with the Lord,
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  Speaker 1: we are not doing it to please people or for
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  Speaker 1: their applause. We love others because Christ first loved us.
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  Speaker 1: So to the listener who wrote our letter today, I
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  Speaker 1: would just simply say this. And this is just based
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  Speaker 1: on the Word of God. No one ever asked me,
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  Speaker 1: or the Lord never asked me to give you my opinion.
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  Speaker 1: But based on what I believe the Lord would say
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  Speaker 1: through His Scripture is, I cannot tell you when you
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  Speaker 1: will see the fruit of those prayers for your family
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  Speaker 1: or for others. But I hope you won't overlook the
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  Speaker 1: love and compassion that you are showing every day. Because
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  Speaker 1: that matters. Even if you don't hear it, even if
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  Speaker 1: you don't see result, it matters. I want to tell
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  Speaker 1: you this morning, your mother hears your voice when you
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  Speaker 1: call and that matters. Someone carries a little less loneliness
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  Speaker 1: because you stopped by to visit. Don't ever underestimate the
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  Speaker 1: value of that. And those moments, they matter even when
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  Speaker 1: they feel ordinary to you. They're extraordinary, especially in the
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  Speaker 1: kingdom of God. They may not always say thank you,
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  Speaker 1: but be sure you know that God sees all of it.
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  Speaker 1: And I would also say this this morning. If you
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  Speaker 1: are tired, it's all right to rest. Paul said not
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  Speaker 1: to give up. He didn't say you had to carry
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  Speaker 1: every load and every need by yourself. Let others care
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  Speaker 1: for you and give yourself permission to rest often. So
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  Speaker 1: here's my question to all the Front Porch Friday family
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  Speaker 1: this morning. As we kind of settle in, get ready
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  Speaker 1: for the weekend, get ready for this last day of work.
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  Speaker 1: If that's what you're going to this morning, I want
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  Speaker 1: to ask you a question. What is one act of
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  Speaker 1: love and kindness that someone has done for you that
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  Speaker 1: you still remember? If you would, if you're willing to,
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  Speaker 1: share that in the comments today because somebody else might
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  Speaker 1: read those comments and be encouraged that maybe they're doing
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  Speaker 1: the same thing and It does matter. You may help
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  Speaker 1: someone see that even the little things they do is
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  Speaker 1: never little to the person who receives them. So I'll
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  Speaker 1: leave you with this. When it comes to doing good,
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  Speaker 1: just do good for what you can do, when you
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  Speaker 1: can do it. And the saying goes like this, keep
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  Speaker 1: sowing and trust God with the growing. Amen. Just keep
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  Speaker 1: sowing those seeds of kindness. And let God take care
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  Speaker 1: of what grows from that. Because you are appreciated. You
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  Speaker 1: are loved. And you are noticed by the Lord. Today
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  Speaker 1: you be safe. You be strong and you be blessed.
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  Speaker 1: Hope you have a great weekend. Great day of worship
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  Speaker 1: on Sunday. And Lord's will, we'll get back here on Monday.
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  Speaker 1: Until then, you have a great day.