Perseverance, 6/10/2006

To persevere is to do something not just once, or twice, or even many times. It is to do something, to hold on to some core principles, constantly, always, day in and day out, for many, many years.
To persevere is to keep on doing what you think is right, even when all the odds are against you, and even when success is never in sight.
Christian life is a race – a marathon. It is not a 100 meter sprint. To succeed in a sprint, you need to be fast, strong and physically powerful. But to win a marathon, you need stamina, you need mental toughness, you need to have perseverance. You need to build up a character that just never quits, in spite of aches, pains and hardships.
If you want to do something great, something that impacts many people’s life, you can expect that you’ll meet with many resistances and obstacles. (If you don’t, then whatever you are doing is probably not crucial enough.)
But if you ever want to accomplish something that is monumental, then you should be prepared to endure hardships, oppositions, many long years of trials and testing.