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“Be encouraged to never give up. Get up and try again. Demolish that
wall of failure with the hammer of perseverance.”
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2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make
all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that
you need, you will abound in every good work.
A story is told about one of the world's most renowned photographers,
Edward Steichen, who almost gave up on the day he took his first pictures. At
the tender age of 16, young Edward bought a camera and took 50 photos, but only
one turned out – a portrait of his sister sitting at the piano. Edward's father
thought that he was wasting his time, but his mother said that the photograph
of his sister was very beautiful. She insisted that one picture more than
made up for his 49 failures. Her encouragement convinced the youngster to stick
with his new hobby. He stayed with it for the rest of his life. What tipped the
balance for Edward Steichen? A word of encouragement to persevere in the midst
of much failure.
Failure has a bad habit of being the most discouraging force in one’s life. For
a person who has not succeeded at something, failure can be viewed as an
impenetrable high wall, impossible to scale or demolish. But failure is only
failure if one fails to try again. Failure has one crack in its formidable
structure – the inability to persevere!
It could be that as you’re reading this today, you’re grappling with the
prospect of failure. It might be that you have put much effort into a dream or
a project only to feel that you’ve wasted your time. Perhaps you’ve been
serving the Lord all your life, but you’re still contending with that
proverbial thorn in the flesh, thinking, “I keep doing what I don’t want to do
and not doing what I should do.” But listen: “My grace is sufficient for you,
for my power is made perfect in weakness,” and, “So do not throw away your
confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you
have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”
God has wonderful, rich prospects for you today. His promises are all yes and
amen in Christ. Are you in Christ? If you have put your faith in God and
accepted Christ as saviour, then you are in Christ. And if you are in Christ,
then you’re in the same place as the promises of God. Never fear failure! The
Holy Spirit is your source and your resource; your confidence and your courage.
Be encouraged to never give up. Get up and try again. Demolish that wall of
failure with the hammer of perseverance.
God-tracking is never, never, never giving up!
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Romans
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Hebrews
10:30-39
2
Corinthians 12:7-10
2
Corinthians 1:19-22
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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray
By your grace, I will persevere!
“Dear Lord, I feel like a failure! Forgive me for
quitting. I’m sorry for doubting your grace. I believe that grace is God’s
doing; your grace saved me at Calvary nearly 2,000 years ago, and your grace
empowers me to keep going today. So, I repent of allowing failure to get the
better of me, and I choose now to put my faith in your grace for the strength
to try and try again. I acknowledge you as my Lord, and I acknowledge your hand
upon all I set my hand to do. By your grace, I will persevere! Amen.”
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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by
Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His
Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by
tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the
author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.
Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, https://www.surereality.net/podcasts/
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