Thoughts come easy, but expressing them is harder than most people would admit. However, we take the risk regardless. Sharing comes with its risk and as they say, fortune favours the bold. Being bold enough to step out of situations and step into others, probably to get to a point where you will pat yourself on the back and say,” That, paid off.” Which is all each of us wants at the end of the day. The hard truth is, it never goes right every time, so what then? At least as we start the year, let’s focus on what fuels risk for rewards.
I do not want to sound like I have it figured out, which honestly, I don’t, but I am here to share that the roadmap has many paths to that destination, to that which you seek. The art of patient endurance is a phrase that is mostly reiterated in a religious setting. A phrase that may seem familiar but in hindsight all too foreign. Yes, foreign, in such a way that in the midst of practising endurance, you will not lose sight of the bigger picture, by being patient. Endurance, in my book, is having a thick skin, to match up against any difficult situation you are faced with, while patience is the ability not ever throw in the towel regardless of how hard it gets. Then the question will be, can you do with one without the other?
Yes, you can, but you will never be a match to the one who has them both. As humans, we have limits to how much one can endure, and it comes with experience. I don’t expect one who has slept hungry at one point in life to have the same reaction to unemployment with one who knows no job loss. Therefore, it is true to say that throughout the years, resilience has been built, despite the bumps and potholes we all have endured in our path. Even in the smallest way, we have been refined and remodelled to be able to make it this far. With that said, many have opted for the easy way out while others have broken through the barriers and however it ended up for you, be proud of the accomplishments made. For those who broke through or still fighting to get through, then this piece is for you especially.
We have many times thought of taking the easy way out when it comes to the challenges in our day to day life but its cost is what makes us not. I know if you are reading this having experienced the easy way out, then you are resonating with this. The thrill that comes with beating the odds, those impossible situations, is what fuels the patience you require in life to let not those situations get to you. The situations get under your skin if you let them. The question is how don’t you let them? It’s easy, have faith in yourself and more so God. Remember everything is made perfect in its time, its something you can’t rush. This is where trusting the process comes in, a tedious road but worthwhile.
In the end, if you patiently work on your mission, vision, task, just something, it is bound to yield fruit. While at it, if you are doing it right then the outside forces won’t bother you, they will remain unseen, unattended to. The lion does not concern himself with the opinions of a sheep. A quote which I heard and still lingers in my mind when I do everything I do, so should it do the same for you. All this is possible if you have a purpose, by remaining driven. The true weakness for an assignment is in its lack of roots.
Beautiful read.. Keep it up
Thank you ❤
Great read Eva
Thank you for always returning Steph!
We got to keep fighting the good fight! Inspirational read.
Thank you
Came across this and I thought to myself how timely!!.I’m in a season of waiting and the transition has not been easy, this read made me realise the two things I’ve been slacking on, patience and endurance..In totality it affects my productivity and i forget the goal and my vision ..Definitely needed this as a reminder!! Great read!!
Not easy but it will eventually work out. Patiently enduring the season we are in. Glad you enjoyed this read.