Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
- DAILY READING – Matthew 12:1-21; Leviticus 14; Proverbs 26
Enrico Caruso was an Italian opera singer who thrilled audiences in Europe and North and South America about 100 years ago. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas. He was one of the first to embrace the new technology known as the phonograph (or gramophone) and became the first recording star in history, who sold more than a million records.
However, Enrico Caruso came from a poor background. As a young boy he worked in a factory, but had an intense desire to be a singer. While still young, he sang in his church choir, and his voice showed enough promise for him to contemplate a possible career in music. When he turned ten years old, he took his first voice lesson which procured a less than encouraging remark from his teacher. The teacher said to him “You can’t sing. You haven’t any voice at all. Your voice sounds like a wind in the shutters.”. The teacher’s conclusion made the young boy want to give up singing, but Caruso’s mother chose to disbelief the teacher. She believed rather that God had blessed him with the ability to sing and she knew that with the right lessons, he could learn to sing. Though she was very poor, she decided to make every sacrifice to pay for his voice lessons. Unfortunately, she died while he was still young. But her encouragement and sacrifice proved to be invaluable. His mother’s belief in him made Caruso to determine to still pursue a career in music. To raise money he found work as a street singer in Naples and performed at cafes and soirees. Aged 18, he used the fees he had earned by singing at an Italian resort to buy his first pair of new shoes. He also used part of the money he earned to pay for voice lessons. Despite all the challenges he faced along the way, with faith in God, he pressed on in his musical career and continued to make progress until he became a highly successful singer. Today, he is known in history as one of the world’s greatest singers.
Galatians 6:9 says ‘And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.’
Everyone has God-given dreams and desires. We all have goals we want to accomplish and situations we are believing will be turned around for us. But sometimes, if we face oppositions on the way to achieving them, we can begin to get weary and want to give up. However, you have to understand that the assignment God has called you to do requires tenacity on your part. The enemy will come against you with everything he can, he will send discouragement, temptations, weariness, all in an attempt to get you to give up. But make up your mind that you will run the race set before you till you reach the finish line. If you’re headed for greatness there will be tough times, times when you will feel like throwing in the towel. Trials and temptations will come; The rain will come, the storms and wind will blow to try to get your house to crumble. But the secret is to never quit, keep holding on. Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. Many times, people miss out on God’s best simply because they gave up too soon. And often times they didn’t realize just how close they came to their victory before they gave up. But don’t let that be your story. Don’t give up just because things seem hard. In fact anytime you encounter resistance, that is the time to push harder. Many times the greatest resistance comes at the points of breakthroughs. It has been said that the night is always darkest just before the day breaks.
So no matter the challenges and oppositions you may see before you, keep pushing forward. Persistence wears down resistance. Believe God to do what He has said He will do in your life. You can’t stop now because you have come too far to turn back on this journey. Don’t give up because you may be closer than you think to reaching your goal. Don’t be discouraged no matter what comes your way. Remember, God is on your side!. And greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. Therefore keep standing, keep believing and keep moving forward. If you don’t quit you win. Indeed if you do not faint, you will surely reap in due season.
PRAYER: Lord, I know You have so much in store for me, please help me to meditate constantly on your Word so that my heart can be filled with the faith I need to keep pressing forward until I attain victory in Jesus Name.
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Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know and act upon will set you free.- – WORDBITE 222.