When All Else Fails, Stand & Keep Walking

Everyone has been at this point in life. They have done all they can to improve their situation and it seems nothing is working. They pray & pray and it's like things are getting worse before they get better. It shouldn't be like that but because we live in a fallen world, that's how life rocks at times. I don't know about you, but I've been here many times in my life where I've done all I can do and then some so I get to a point where I need to just STAND. In standing, that's when God shows up & shows out. It has taken me a while to get to this point but now that I'm here, I have to dig in the trenches and do whatever it takes to make it. It gets tempting to quit but I'm too stubborn for that. I refuse to look back with regrets because I gave up at the finish line. It's when you get closer to the finish line that you get an extra push. It's the extra boost that can mean the difference between success & failure. No one wants to be a failure, do they? I should hope not. There's something about keeping it moving when you have every reason to quit. You want to give up but somehow you find the strength to keep going because when you make it, the blood, sweat & tears was worth it. Resilience doesn't come overnight, you have to develop that aspect of your personality. I feel bad for people who were at the brink of success but quit because of the constant disappointment; they almost reached their goals but decided to quit right at the finish line. I couldn't live like that because you get one life so it's important to make the most of it. If making the most of your life means you have to fight to get where you want & need to be, so be it. The victory will be worth it in the end. Nothing worthwhile in life comes easy, you have to fight for it. When you've done all you can, JUST STAND! Everything will be alright.