Often times we let go off golden opportunities to break even in our various endeavors in life because we tried a couple of times and were not successful.
Success is not only a function of the positive results achieved against the number of times attempted, but actually the determination and hunger for achieving a desired goal inspite of the odds stacked up against you, and winning! To the layman this is simply stupidity -i.e repeated attempts at a goal not achieved. But to a man of determination, it is the tonic needed to achieve a great result i.e,resilience. A good example is the "Woman with the Issue of Blood"(Mark 5:25-32), being determined to get her healing, she pressed forward in faith against a mammoth crowd surrounding Jesus - the source of her healing. The odds against her were many:
1. She was ill , pale and anemic, possibly weak from loss of blood over a long period of time - 12 years!
2. She smelt - a reason why she should not have left her house in the first place.
3. She had suffered a lot in the hands of physicians, and spent a lot of her money without any positive result.
Her condition rather worsened - a very good reason not to make any further attempt.
4. The crowd around Jesus was massive enough to discourage her from trying in her condition.
Despite all the above and possibly others not mentioned, she pressed on to her ultimate goal i.e Healimg.The question is, did she get it?
Another interesting story is that of a 69 years old Korean lady who finally got her driving license this year (September 2010) on her 960th attempt! For 959 times she tried the test and failed, but she never gave up! "I never gave up, and am glad I've finally got it", she said. If she were like me; having tried a number times, I would have given up saying to myself and to all who care to listen the following:
1.Its not my calling to drive a car (since when did driving a car become a calling? You may want to ask) OR
2. My destiny is not to drive a car (again what has driving a car got to do with destinies?) OR
3. Its not God's will for my life e.t.c.
My take on this is, they are simply lame excuses for accommodating failure.
Therefore "Never give up" on any positive pursuit in life. To your Faith add Determination, Enthusiasm, and Knowledge. Be steadfast in your pursuit and believe in your God-given abilities (you can do ALL! things - not some, through Christ...)especially as a child of God. And like these success stories above, you'll have the opportunity to get global recognition years and centuries after, like they did!
"I returned and saw under the Sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all". Ecclesiastes 9:11
Be patient enough to wait for your time and chance to come.
To our success!!!
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