Persistence

So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win.

Og Mandino

Persistence come from the Latin word "persistere" meaning "stand firm". I was getting my shoes out of the closet one day during a very trying time in my life, and I felt at a loss to know what to do next. In frustration I said out loud to God, "what are we supposed to do"?? I heard a very definite voice say to me "stand firm". When I told Frankye about what I heard, she broke out in chill bumps because, unknown to me, the sermon she was working on was based on the verse in Galatians that tells us to "stand firm". It was a very strange experience.

Persistence is one quality that some might call a strength, and others a defect. Either way it's one that I have in large amounts. I didn't intend to have it and there have been people in my life that wish I didn't have it...but I do. My persistence is mutiplied even greater when I believe something strongly. I may get discouraged sometimes, but I don't give up.

God has given me the gift of persistence...the ability to "stand firm". It's what keeps me going when what I see in front of me seems contrary to what I know God has told me. I will continue to stand firm in claiming God's plan for my life.

I can do nothing else but follow...with persistence.