So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”
Hebrews 10:35-36
Do you ever feel like it is too hard to keep trying? Do you think, “Why bother because I’m not going to succeed?” Are you bone-tired from doing what you believe you are supposed to do and feeling like you are getting nowhere?
I have. I think we all have. The idea of quitting is alluring. It would be easier to be a good wife and mother rather than a wonderful one. It would be easier to make peace with fat rather than continuing to fight it. It would be easier to stop creating and trying to build something new rather than staying where you are – comfortable, satisfied, but not elated.
I had someone tell me once that the voice you hear telling you to stop trying is the voice of the devil. Maybe it is. I do know that the only way to keep trying is with the Lord’s help. I read this quote from an anonymous source: “Your persistence is your measure of faith in yourself.” I think that’s true, but I think it is far more true that your persistence is your measure of faith in the Lord. With His help you can take another step, then another, then another.
Thomas Edison said, “The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” That may be a secret to success. To focus on just once more. To still the voice that says, “You’ve failed,” and the voice that says, “You’ll never succeed.” To listen to the voice that says, “With My help you will succeed.”
Having the courage to persevere is a sacred gift. I wish you countless sacred gifts.
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Nothing is impossible with the Lord. That being said, it’s very hard to remember that when you’re struggling just to put one foot in front of the other. Sometimes life’s work seems to futile. The goal is to remember that our time here is fleeting. We must focus on our eternal life with God.