Persevere in Faith

You might think that because I am often writing about gratitude, praise, and staying positive that I have it all together. You might think I am naturally all sunshine. But these things aren’t true. I try to be that person, and I want to be that person, but I struggle a lot as well.

Lately the struggles have been overwhelming. If you saw how much I have wrestled with God, you would be surprised. When the enemy attacks, I don’t handle it well.

But I know God deserves more from me. I know He wants me to stand in faith. He has laid it on my heart lately that I need to persevere in faith.

My one word for 2026 is Steward. When I felt the Lord lead me to this word last fall, there were numerous areas I wanted to focus on. Some of those areas pertained to my faith and my attitude. However, some stressful things have been going on in my life this year, and therefore I have failed miserably at being a good steward in these areas.

But God.

Let me I tell you, I am so grateful He has never left me during the dark times.

In the past couple of weeks, as you all have noticed, I have been posting more. The Lord has laid it on my heart that I need to stand strong in my faith. I need to fix my eyes on Him. I need to trust Him, through every bend in the road. And so I have been sharing here some things that God has impressed upon me.

I know it’s not always easy to put a smile on and press forward. Believe me, I know! I know we have an enemy that will attack us, because we are followers of Christ. But we also have a Father that is greater than the enemy. We have a God who loves us so much and wants to help us through the dark valley. For every dart that the enemy sends our way, our great God is beside us with His incredible love.

Today we had a powerful message at church. I won’t get into all that my pastor talked about today. However, I will say he provided a much needed reminder to “Don’t Stop.” Whatever God is calling you to do – don’t stop. When the enemy attacks – don’t stop. In all of God’s promises – don’t stop.

If you are struggling with depression or anxiety, I have been there and I do understand. I hope you don’t ever think I am making light of those things.

I can’t claim to know what it is you are walking through right now. We will all face different trials. The enemy will attack us in different ways. And we will each process and handle things differently.

However, I pray that together we will persevere in faith. Let’s fix our eyes on Jesus. Even when we don’t understand the things that life throws at us, we can always trust Him. We always have hope, because we have Jesus.

Let’s stand together and declare, “As for me, I look to the LORD for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me” (Micah 7:7 NLT).

The Bible tells us to keep praying, keep praising and keep thanking. We don’t always feel like doing those things. However, when we push ourselves to do so, even when we don’t feel like it, it will help our hearts and souls in amazing ways. Through our worship, God strengthens us. And as it says In Nehemiah 8:10, “the joy of the Lord is our strength.”

I am praying for you all. Thank you for reading. God bless you!

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