When It Feels Like Our Efforts Don’t Matter

Send us Fan Mail When It Feels Like Our Efforts Don’t Matter “I have labored in vain” — (from Isaiah 49:4) Sometimes it feels like we are just spinning our wheels. Even Isaiah—one of the great prophets in scripture—knew this tension. There are moments when we pour ourselves out for our families, our friends, our neighbors, our communities, and our work. We give what we have. We try to be faithful. And still, we don’t see the results we hoped for. It can make us wonder if our effor...