It is so vital to keep pursuing the vision and dreams of a breakthrough. We need to “Believe” God for the breakthrough, “Work” toward achieving the breakthrough and “Persevere” until the breakthrough is accomplished.
There will always be hurdles, obstacles, discouragements or disappointments along the way of achieving a great breakthrough. In such times, we need to stay focused and continue to persevere until we cross over the mountain or survive the storm. I always remind myself that my greatest breakthrough is just around the corner when I face some trials or setbacks. I discovered this principle to be always true. God does not give us vision and dream so we can fail miserably. Rather, God gives us the perseverance to overcome the trials so we can move to the next level of victory and blessings.
We need to be consistently doing what God has called us to do. If we are being faithful everyday, we will see a tremendous breakthrough in our lives. God promised that what He began in our lives, He will complete it. We need to hang in there when the times are tough and pressing forward is hard going.
In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Phil 1:4-6
When I was a child, I loved reading the story of the “Rabbit and the Turtle”. The rabbit raced off to a brilliant start, he sprinted at rapid speed while the turtle slowly toddled along. The rabbit ended up getting distracted and sleeping while the turtle walked at his own pace. Over a period of time, the turtle ends up passing the rabbit and crossing the finish line first. This is a childhood story but it has some powerful principles. It is not how well we start that matter, but how well we finish the race.
At end of Apostle Paul’s life, he wrote these powerful words about his service unto the Lord;
“For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing”. 2 Timothy 4:6-8
He completed everything that the Lord had given for him to achieve in this life and he was ready to receive his reward in the heaven. Let us follow Apostle Paul’s example of ending well in life. Let us run the race to the finish line and receive the reward that awaits us at the end.
Keep going and do not give up until it is completed.