"And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season, we shall reap if we do not use heart."
Galatians 6:9. NKJV
'I've had enough of this, nothing's happening' I never get used. I'm leaving'. Have you ever heard this or said it yourself? What about: 'I keep trying with this but I'm getting nowhere; I may as well give up, I'm nothing more than a failure.' Or there's this one: 'What's the point? I'll never get that job, it's a waste of time applying. They wouldn't want me, I'm not brainy enough.'
Three avenues of phrases of doubt that if we keep confessing, we'll believe and take on board, deflating any chance of living a life of faith. They're all full of failure and depression. The thing is, we're all tempted to feel this way every now and again. Life can seem like a great competition, where we begin competing against each other, trying to be what we are not. God wants you as you are. He knows you that way, not when you're being a cardboard cut-out of someone else or trying to achieve what is not meant for you.
All through the years, life has included people who have tried and tried again but never quitting until they met their goal. Thomas Edison was one. Time after time he endeavoured to perfect the electric light bulb but had many failures. Once he was quoted as saying, 'I have not failed. I have only discovered hundreds of ways in which this bulb does not work.' He wouldn't quit until he had won; and he did win. Bob Hoover, was an American test pilot and throughout his long career crashed many planes while testing them out. Yet, he refused to fear or to give up. His motto was, 'Get back into the cockpit of the bird who bit ya'.
You may be only five minutes away from your harvest - your dream. Don't give up now - persevere. It will come, you can do this - with God's help. Proverbs 24:16 says, 'For a righteous man may fall seven times and rise again.' Life can be tough at times; we can all feel like throwing in the towel and walking away, whether it's our marriage, our job or even the church. But hang in there, 'Get back into the cockpit of the bird that bit ya'.
Seasons come and go; the tide goes out but it does come back again. This tide may be yours. Don't give up!
Copyright 2020 Grahame Howard
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