Imagine, you are on the cusp of the greatest victory of your life — within months of achieving that which you labored and believed for years to achieve, something truly worthy of a heroic effort. You can almost feel victory within reach, when subtly you hear your opponent announce that defeat is inevitable and it's time for you to quit, stop trying and just give up.
Would I give up the fight, would I resign simply because he who opposes me proclaims it's inevitable that I lose?
Of course I shouldn't! The very notion is outrageous — yet that is what many of us often do!
Tenacity, perseverance, steadfastness, endurance are stances of a determined persistence to overcome in the face of defeat and disappointment. They are the words that convey an unfailing determination to persevere and never give up, never!
We only learn how close we are to achieving our victory when we DO NOT QUIT!
Naysayers and those used of the enemy can at times speak words of defeatism without realizing their destructive words. I have learned to not listen choosing rather to follow the still small voice with strength of purpose and resolve. Not being deterred, I run the race set before me to win. I do not stop long enough to receive words of can’t or shouldn’t from those on the sidelines content with the safety of the status quo.
I endeavor to overcome, agreeing with the still small voice that I can do all things”
Gods word never fails.
~ Michael Smith
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