My friends at womensministry.net are featuring an article I wrote called “Don’t Quit Before the Miracle”. Check out 3 ways you can hang on when you feel like giving up, then subscribe to their free weekly Tip of the Week email to receive more useful, practical, inspirational tools in your inbox each week.

It was hot and I was tired – and the mountain trail in front of me seemed to go on forever. As my delight in this beautiful journey quickly faded, I whimpered to my husband, “How much longer?”

Sometimes our hikes are longer than I want, and more than I think I can handle. I’m not the only one to wonder when a difficult path will end; King David asked God the same question. “My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?” (Psalm 6:3)

“Let’s just go around one more bend,” my husband encouraged.

And I’m so glad we did! A valley unfolded below us, and a snowcapped peak towered over us as soon as we emerged from the trees. I would have missed this majestic display of God’s glory if I had given up just a few minutes earlier.

I have a tendency to give up too soon. I’ve quit gym memberships that became tedious and diets that didn’t deliver instant results; I’ve quit Bible studies that were boring and small groups that were draining. If I’m being really honest…

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