One More Try - Never Give Up!

Man's greatest weakness is giving up. People who give up along the line are considered weak and often times they can never achieve their dreams because they believe in trying and letting go. Why give it a try knowing that you'll someday let go? You cannot afford to embark on a journey that you know you will not complete which is the reason some have still not achieved success.

What then is success? Success is setting a goal and achieving 100% of your goal. The focus here is the GOAL, if it's not worth the stress, then it's not worth the start. One thing I say to myself when I find myself in certain situations is, if I must get that crown, I have to walk this walk, I expect the road to get bumpy, I expect to get mocked, I give myself the worst pictures to prepare myself for the task ahead and when I pursue my goal, I try not to give up when certain unexpected events come up.  Often times when I think I may never get it, the only way I encourage myself is, perhaps, one more try and I will get there, when I try and it’s still not successful,  I try again, I keep trying, telling myself just one more try will give me what I want.

Recently, one thing I’ve come to learn and understand is that you are mended in certain situations that come with life to help you see better and brighter, to help you relax and ask yourself questions that you wouldn’t ordinarily ask yourself. What am I talking about? When I was searching for a job, shortly after school, I was applying for anything that I could do because I was looking at the economic situation of the country and how many people had been laid off. All the jobs I applied for never called me for an interview; all I got were acknowledgements. I knew I wanted to build my career but I just didn’t know where to start from. Then during service, the Pastor preached “Wisdom from God”, after service that Sunday, I meditated on the preaching and asked myself what I really wanted and how I would possibly get there. As I read the bible, I was taken to Proverbs 16 and when I got to verse 3, I was stopped in my tracks. I read it over and over and over again, Proverbs 16:3; Commit your ways to the Lord and you’ll succeed in your plans. That was all I needed to help me know what I really wanted, knowing that having a goal will help me walk the walk. Before I knew it, God who had His plans for me while I pursued it my way had positioned a colleague of mine in high school who had seen me in church and introduced me to the President of my job. I would have given up if I didn’t keep pushing myself, if God hadn’t ordered my steps. It didn’t end there as I went through several interview for different positions, some I wasn’t qualified, but I kept on pushing till I got a job, a clean start, that would build me in my chosen career.

In conclusion, the major help you need today is Jesus Christ, the one who knows everything and can order your steps only when you’re ready to move them. I can’t remember where I heard this saying; don’t tell God to order your steps if you’re not ready to move them.  Your success depends on your walk with God and your determination to get to the end. Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 9: 26 & 27a; therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27a No, I beat my body and make it my slave… Apostle Paul said it all in these verses. You do not start anything without a goal, and you do not get involved in a race or journey without any motivation. He further said, he brings his body under subjection, how? When the body gets weak and he feels like he would stop the race unfinished, he says to it, one more try and I’ll be crowned. Same way we should say to ourselves when we get tired, one more try and there lies our success. Never give up! 

NWOKEJI OGOCHUKWU P. M