My garden, or lack thereof, has been a good lesson for me concerning unintended consequences. Putting forth no effort last year didn’t just yield nothing, it produced worthless weeds that were ugly, grew very tall, and had seeds that stuck to your clothes. A lack of time spent doing devotions individually and as a family won’t just lead to nothing. The world is fighting for your family’s attention, fighting to give them something other than the Lord to worship. It’s doing the same to us. If you’re struggling to get going again, consider these words from Colossians 3:23-24, “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.” The inheritance will come, but until that day we must press on with our work.