Efforts Rewarded

Read Jeremiah 31-33

Jeremiah 31:16 "Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy."

Sometimes we can get discouraged. We diet, we exercise and it doesn’t seem to make any difference on the scales or in the way our clothes fit us.

All the sacrifices we are making as we turn down some of our favorite foods or turn down seconds seem to be for nothing. All the time we spend exercising, weighing foods, and reading food labels—wasted.

But we can be encouraged knowing our efforts will be rewarded. As we keep going and stick to our diet and exercise program, we will eventually see the results we are longing for.