Keep Going

Have you ever just wanted to give up? I sure have! Perhaps it’s just me, but there are times when I just want to give up. So I have a confession, I’m not perfect. Whew, I’m so glad to get that off my chest. Some people try to portray as though they are perfect and do all things right, but I’m not going to stress myself out trying to do that; it’s not even possible.

There are times when I make commitments to myself and don’t follow through with them. One example is my writing. I know this is super simple, but hear me out. For me writing is therapeutic, I’m able to process things better and get my thoughts out. My consistency with my writing is a struggle and many times, I would just prefer to give up on the idea because it would be easy and not a reminder of how I continue to fall off, sigh. We all struggle with something, small things, big things, all things; we all struggle and have strongholds. For me, writing is a big deal because it was instruction from God. If he specifically tells you to do something and you don’t do it, you are being disobedient to your father. There are consequences for your disobedience. My writing could be preparation for something to come and my lack of practice could cause me to miss out or delay. We must be obedient to God, his word, and his call on our lives. Many times because we continue to fall short, we desire to give up.

As I’m writing this blog post, a song comes to mind, Can’t Give Up Now by Mary Mary. This is just a reminder, we have to keep going. The lyrics to the song says, “I just can’t give up now, I’ve come too far from where I started from, Nobody told me the road would be easy, And I don’t believe he brought me this far to leave me.”

Keep pushing keeping, keep moving in the direction he has called for you to go in.