NEVER GIVE UP TRYING

TEXT: Micah 7:8

Many people think that being in the will of God means life becomes an automated process supplying everything you need and taking you to everywhere you should be. The fact that you are in the will of God does not mean there won’t be challenges, but it means that no challenge can swallow you up and you come out victorious. Even in the will of God you need patience.

“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise” (Hebrews 10:36)

The fact that God has promised you something does not always implies that it comes at first trial. That you do not get it at first attempt does not mean you are a failure neither does it imply God is a liar. God cannot lie and He does not make empty promises. Provided trying again is not a sin, then you need to give it another try.

Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric bulb had failed more than 1,000 times when trying to create the electric bulb. Today we used the electric bulb because someone refused to be discouraged or accept failure for a result. The same Thomas Edison, teachers said he was “too stupid to learn anything.” He was fired from his first two jobs for being (according to them) “non-productive.” But he did not doubt himself or his God-given abilities.

Failure is not the same as the end of the road. When you are traveling on a road and you encounter potholes, do you discontinue the journey and turn back? No, you don’t. The same way, failures are like minor potholes on the road to greatness in life. When you encounter one or more, just keep going; your destination is far more important than they. That you failed once or was rejected should not end your life. Doors can be shut and roads can be closed, but provided Heaven has not closed down (and cannot), there is hope for you.

Failure looks like a dark cloud, but inside every dark cloud is a mighty rain and the darker the cloud, the heavier the rain. The road to greatness may not be smooth, but the land of greatness is made of gold.

Elijah prayed six times but nothing showed up, but he didn’t give up. At the seventh time, rain came! He held to God’s promise in 1 Kings 18:1b;

“Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth”

Dear friend, don’t let one blow of disappointment, rejection, failure hand you a technical knockout in destiny and eternity. Rise up! Even if strength is gone and it means to craw, be sure you are moving forward and Heavenward.