In Christ: Guard Your Heart - 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

So many lose heart in serving the Lord and doing ministry. It's so easy to burn out or grow weary and walk away from doing what we've all been called to do. When we maximize the antagonizing words and efforts of the Enemy and minimize the encouraging, empowering words and provisions of Christ, this is the common, expected result. In this message, we hear the Apostle Paul plead with the Corinthians about this unfortunate place so many believers end up at. He begins by reminding them of the undeserving mercy they had received that compels them to always be in a resilient, enduring position. He implores us not to turn inwards, making the case for all that is on the line in this time of Kingdom preparation. Then he shows us how to retain our passion and purpose, without becoming distracted by the opposition to our work. If our eyes are on Jesus, and His peace guards our heart, then we can persevere and we will not lose heart.