You’re
running the race set before you, moving full-speed ahead with God’s
blessing overtaking you at every step. Then suddenly, wham! You hit the
wall. It may be a wall of sickness or financial trouble, of spiritual
failure or family problems. But, regardless of the form it takes, the
effect of “the wall” is always the same. It stops you cold.
The
question is, once you hit a wall like that, what will you do? You’ll be
tempted to quit, to turn back in defeat. But don’t do it. Because God
will enable you to break through that wall and keep right on going.
I’m
not going to tell you it’s easy. The truth is, it’s tough. But you have
to push on through the tough times if you’re ever going to have a
breakthrough.
Ask any athlete. He’ll tell you that! Because if
he’s a winner, he’s been there. He’s pushed his body to what seems to be
the maximum. His side has hurt. His lungs have ached. He’s had cramps
in his legs and thighs. And just when he felt like he couldn’t go on,
he’s heard some coach yell, “Come on! Move it!”
Athletes call that
“hitting the wall.” It’s a time when the body says, “That’s it. That’s
all I can do. I can’t go any farther. I can’t go any faster. I quit.”
But
the seasoned athlete knows that “the wall” isn’t the end. It’s a signal
that he’s on the verge of a breakthrough. If he’ll toughen up and push
himself a little more, he’ll get a second wind. Suddenly, he’ll go
faster than before. He’ll reach a level of excellence he couldn’t have
reached any other way.
When you feel the worst, when failure is
breathing down your neck, press in to the Word as never before. You may
meditate on a particular scripture for days and even weeks sometimes,
trying to get a revelation of it, seemingly without success. Then
suddenly, like the dawn of the morning, light will come pouring in.
You’ll see the way to break through. All you have to do is punch one
little hole in that wall of problems, dig one tiny hole in it with your
faith and with the Word of God.
Then keep tearing away at that
hole. Don’t quit! And, before long, the forces of God will come bursting
through, demolishing every obstacle in their path!
Once that
happens you’ll never be the same again. You’ll be hooked. It will only
take one breakthrough like that to make a never-dying, never-quitting
champion out of you.
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