These days, it really helps if you can find the strength to persevere.
To persevere simply means to “hang in there.” It doesn’t mean you have to be a hero. It doesn’t call for some superhuman effort. It just means that you’re not going to let “it” – whatever “it” is – in your life overwhelm you.
Overwhelm comes easy, doesn’t it? We’d all love to have the strength to persevere through those life slogs.
I’m encouraged by knowing, though, that I’ll never walk alone. Because ancient script says “Let the weak say I am strong.”
God knows. He gives strength to the weary.
I know that. I get that. But sometimes it’s just nice to have someone else to come alongside you for encouragement and to give you strength.
Stay with me here.
I follow several different bloggers. J.S. Park is a favorite. I’d encourage you to check him out.
Another favorite – not really a blogger – is Morgan Harper Nichols. I’m not exactly in her demographic, but she has some good, good stuff. She turns up a lot in shared posts, things from Pinterest, and other places. She has a devoted following.
Every day I get an email from her. “Your Daily Reminder,” she calls it.
It’s not really a devotional. It’s more like just a “thought.” Invariably, it’s positive and affirming, and I enjoy reading it. It takes every bit of 30 seconds.
In the spirit of imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, I want to do the same thing.
Enter “Strength To Persevere.”
I don’t know if I’ll share it daily, but I will share it at least weekly.
Here’s my reasoning, and it’s going back to my sense that we all do just a little better when we have someone walking alongside us. They don’t have to be chatty or engaging. They provide what one of my seminary professors called a “ministry of presence.” I love that term. It’s very descriptive.
What you’ll get is just a “thought,” and it’ll be very personal. To the extent that I am able to, it’ll be strictly an encouraging word. It may not be theologically deep or profound. I simply want to prop you up just a little.
All of us have been the beneficiaries of someone coming along with “just the right word at the right time.” By God’s grace, I’d like to be that right word for you. It should take no more than 30 seconds to read. I’ll make it shareable should you want to pass it along to someone else.
Here’s how to get it (and a little extra):
You’re obviously already on my blogsite. If you scroll down to the bottom of the homepage, you’ll see a profile picture of me (*snort* – you’ll see what I mean!) and a simple little form. Fill it out (just your first name and email), and – bingo! – you’ll be a subscriber. You can, of course, unsubscribe at any time – I can’t imagine why you’d want to, but it happens from time to time ;-).
Or, you can simply click HERE.
My simple motivation is to help give you the strength to persevere.
In recent months, this has turned into something of a calling. I’m not sure what God’s up to, but I kinda like it. Let’s do this and make the world just a little better for ourselves and others.
Be well.