Will He really find faith on the earth?

Men always ought to pray and not lose heart (Luke 18).

Lately, I have had the overwhelming urge to lose heart. I feel like I don't want to say anything to anyone anymore. It seems not only does the world not want to hear the truth, but neither do many professing the Christian faith. Yet, I know, this does not negate my biblical obligation to stand for and share the truth that has been so graciously imparted to me.

Perhaps this bout of discouragement is amplified by the fact that my husband and I have been, of late, continually marginalized by Christian family and dear old Christian friends, as well as people that don't really know us that well and who have no tangible reason to reject us. It's a lonely feeling in a lonely town in a lonely part of the state we live in. Thankfully, the Lord has given us each other, our children...and a handful of faithful believers we have met on the internet.

I do wonder why Christian believers would be so quick to slap labels on others; especially, when they don't know them, how they've struggled or how deeply commited they are to the Lord. "Pharisee", "legalist", or "hyper-something" is attributed, I would guess, mostly due to fear on their part. I am thankful that God not only knows my motives and my desires, but has given me the same, and that He is the One judging them.

The question is: will He really find faith on the earth when He returns? Will He find insulting unbelief and the making of excuses or will He find His children making application of Biblical truth to all areas of their lives? Men always ought to pray and not lose heart: a good reminder.