Sometimes when the journey seems the hardest, success is just around the bend.
My kids only have three days left before summer break, three short days. But, you would think it’s three months. They are dreading the last three days of school. They are tired and ready to be done.
My daughter has finals. She missed exempting one of them by three points on a test. She has an A in the class, but this particular teacher was more focused on a particular test than the overall grade. No big deal, right? That little situation caused hysterics.
Have you ever noticed that when you get very close to the finish line is the time that you feel most ready to give up?
I’ve noticed this phenomenon before. Whether you are getting ready to leave your current job, or move to a new house, graduate, or even if you are in training. The very last part often feels like the hardest. It seems like it really is the darkest before the dawn.
Our little church community has been looking for a permanent home for fourteen years now. It’s been a long hard road for them, but they have held onto the firm belief that a “church” is the people who worship together, who make a community, not the building. They have had several temporary homes, but an opportunity has recently materialized that looks to be the answer to years of prayers.
We are new members there. The entire process seems to be moving very quickly to our family, but there are members who are really starting the see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. They didn’t give up, even when it seemed impossible.
One of my favorite Bible verses is Galatians 6:9. “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Paul is talking about doing good to our fellow man. Perhaps though, if we are in close relationship with God and listening for His voice and doing what He calls us to do, we can apply it to other areas in our lives as well. If we work hard and keep our eyes on Him, we will eventually succeed, even if our success looks differently than we thought it would. We succeed when we obey. Our success builds faith.
Could it be possible that when we are closest to success is when our enemy attacks us the hardest? When you think about it, we aren’t a threat at the beginning of a journey and maybe not much of one in the middle, but right there at the end, especially if our success will build our faith and glorify God in some way, that’s when we have the biggest target on our heads.
So, if you feel like you can’t take just one day more of your current journey, say a prayer and dig in, you might be in the home stretch. Success might be just around the next corner. Keep going, one foot in front of the other. Never give up! There might be a harvest on the horizon. You don’t want to miss it.
Have an awesome day!
Wendy 🙂