I have come to realise, in my over forty years of existence, that the real beauty of success is that you are able to show that you have achieved it by honest means, through self-less efforts and by overcoming personal fears and challenges, facing your giants. It is these stories of endurance and perseverance, amidst discouragement, abandonment and disappointment, that really touches you deep.
On this Blog, I speak of pursuing God’s purpose and the truth is, it is not a sitting, waiting, getting along with everybody, no testing kind of experience. The word pursuing means to relentlessly go after something until you get it. And here our context is “God’s purpose”. We need to understand that pursuing God’s purpose often requires us to do some things that are hard emotionally, that would not be popular and that may even land us some enemies. It is no easy road. BUT, the fulfillment that floods your inside, when you know without a hint of doubt, that God is pleased, is reward enough.
What are those hard things you have had to do in your pursuit of God’s will for your life? Did you think it was too hard and buried your head in the sand? Did you try to stifle the urge to move forward?
I’ll tell you this, I think many times, we think too much before we take action, “what if” “is it really God”, “what will people think about me”, “i don’t feel good enough”, “let me wait to make sure”. Thinking and overthinking when we already know, in our hearts, it is o.k to proceed.
Another mistake we make is to tell others, thinking their approval would be a sign. Well, not necessarily! Sometimes we got to walk, work and pursue alone. Or maybe we fail to take action because of pride as it requires us to ask for help and we refuse to. Dangerous choice.
Be encouraged that in order to really persevere to the end, we must be willing to do what is necessary. No matter how many times you stop, accelerate again and keep moving. Stop “hitting the brakes”! No matter, how many said no to the help you needed, keep accelerating! No matter, how many gave you the silent treatment, never actively encouraging you, keep accelerating! No matter how many times members in your family scoffed at your vision, keep accelerating.
Remember the word is “Pursuing”, it suggests action, doing, moving and eventually reaching that goal. The Word of God describes it beautifully as “running a race”. Dress appropriately to run and run no matter the hurdles you see appearing before you. Run! You must believe that God will enable you to jump over your hurdles.
