Beloved,
“There is Power in Perseverance”
The key to unlocking and staying in your purpose is to “never give up”.
It says in the Word that we need faith and endurance to achieve the prize to which we are called in Christ. (1 Corinthians 9:24). A few years ago, I heard a powerful sermon from a guest preacher titled: “Never Give Up”.
This message was exactly what you needed to hear. To be honest, my motivation, focus and passion had been fizzling out because I didn’t see movement on a lot of the work that I’d put in. It made me ask questions like, “Am I in the right position? Am I hearing God, right? Has He really called me to this? Did I do something wrong to make me fall out of favor?”
It is when we are feeling this way that we need to dig our heels in, grit our teeth and keep going. The most common trait among successful people is that they didn’t give up. It isn’t their naturally abilities, intelligence, or charisma, it is the fact that they kept going because the hardships we face along the way to our destiny are enough to make us quit and tear us down. It is those with endurance and grit who continue running the race and get to the prize. “For the race isn’t given to the swift, nor to the strong, but it is given to those who can endure to the End”. (Ecclesiastes 9:11)