Everyone hits that patch. The patch where all goes wrong and none seems willing to help you out, the patch where you fall off the wagon and it runs over you as you try to stagger up. Everyone goes through the catch 22 scenario and when it happens the easiest and most available decision seems to be to give up and die, we are quickened to the Job scenario where the wife, being tired of caring for a sore ridden and impoverished Job, tells him to curse God and die.
Everyone hits the dark painful spot. How you handle the pain determines whether you will beat the darkness or the patch will shroud you. So it is not in the darkness that we meet our demise but in the manner we handle the dark patches of our lives.
Before you give and keel over I urge you to consider the following:
Think of the woman who went into extended labour but did not give up. Think of the sweat rolling down her face and the spasms hitting her muscles. It would have been easier to give up and opt for a still-born but the woman persevered. When the midwives demanded that she push some more she summoned courage and strength that she never knew she had and was rewarded with a bloody bundle howling like there was no tomorrow. That was the woman who gave birth to you and me.
Think of the teacher who never gave up when you did not grasp the concept when the whole class had done. Think of what devastation you would have undergone when they left you behind and laughed derisively at you.
Think of the mentor who put up with your immaturity. I look back today and remember how taxing and cheeky I could be but my big brothers never wrote me off. I look back and see the sea of patience that they stretched to accommodate my mistakes and errors. At times these mistakes of mine were to cost them more than me but they never wrote me off.
Think of the decision maker who could have consigned you to the history bin but chose to allow you a second chance. I have had so many close shaves in my life that would have had me written off had someone somewhere not have exercised the option of granting me a second chance.
So before you give up and give up all your dreams I beg you to think of all those that never gave up on you to be where you are today. Where you stand today might not be where you want to be but I can assure you that you could be in a worse off position if those running with you could have given up on. So when the urge comes, think of the worst that you have already beaten and I can assure you it is better to keep running than sit on the track and let the stampede decimate you.
As the sun rises tomorrow, count your granted lifelines that you have been proffered and keep running, for to give up is to let down a lot of people who have already given a lot for you.
wise words man
Thank you nakamfana.
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i will not give up. thank you my brother. powerful indeed
Sinatra my bro bless your heart.
So powerful..I will not give up
A word in time.just what i needed to hear.thank you son.now i have an answer to a dilema ive been having.will dust myself and look up no giving up
Encouraging. Have my son in my mind, turned 10 in August. He has struggled to learn since he was a preschooler, the pain that comes with listening to teachers ‘comments, his peers’ comments, helping him with his homework has sometimes been unbearable. He was recognised this term for having a positive attitude towards his work in spite of his challenges,he is the type that will not miss school even when sick, the type that prefers to spend the afternoon at shool than go home. Looking back, I see the hand of the Lord upon this young boy’s life, was seriously sick at about 8 months after birth, it was bad, it is purely a miracle that he survived. He delayed to talk, had very bad rickets at some point in his life, needing about 2years just to learn his name… when teachers gave up on him in frustration, we as his parents stubbornly refused to give up. Because you are not giving up on your schoolwork Bless Siphosenkosi Tshuma, we are not giving up on you either-you are dearly loved and you will make it this life.
Powerful. Am challenged.
Great wealth of wisdom and keys for successful victorious life. Thank you Sir once again for being an available conduit and a media for divine impartation.
Sis Noma servant of God great blessings to Siphosenkosi Tshuma and above all your pitbull tenacity as parents for standing in stubborn faith onto God’s promises. Very encouraging indeed.
Thank you Sir for the encouragement, will keep on pressing forward,stay blessed!
it is not in the darkness that we meet our demise but in the manner we handle the dark patches of our lives……..so encouraging! We ought tokeep running than sit on the track and let the stampede decimate us. Thank you sir for mentoring us without tiring
Thank you for reading.