You yet holding on?

"Even in our imperfections, God is still perfect." - Kirk Franklin

Sometimes in life, we just need a little encouragement. We live, we learn and we make mistakes. We laugh, we cry and we get upset. That's the way it goes. And, if we're not careful, we can find ourselves caught up in the circle of life that leaves us complacent. We can find ourselves accepting "the way it is" rather than pushing ourselves to make things better. Life is funny that way. Many of us put a lot of time and effort into work, friendships, and family, that we forget about self. We forget that despite what else is going on in our lives, we are our most prized possession. Because the reality is, if the Lord sees fight to take us home, sure those people we devote time to mourn, but they will eventually get up and keep going.

I say this not to discourage one from investing in people, because I for one feel rich because of the time I invest in others. But plain and simple, we need to take care and look out for ourselves. Frustrations can arise at the drop of the dime and leave us angry, confused and borderline depressed. But we must hold on. We must to hold on because giving up is too easy. Perseverance through the tough times builds character and self confidence. So we must hold on.

We must understand that God is not going to put more on us that wear can bear, so no matter how bad things are and how you wish you could just go somewhere and scream to the top of your lungs remember, no matter how bad things are for you, there's someone, somewhere who has it worst. The key is not to give up, hang in there and hold on.