There are plenty of books written on motivation. They explain how to get off your duff and start a new program or achieve a new goal. There are not only a lot of books about it, but the goal(s) you seek seems to seldom have anyone talk about sticking to the task.
It is important to learn how to achieve a goal in your life, but what good does it do to learn how to achieve it if you do not keep doing it? Culture influences you to achieve something new, but the long-term results are often not emphasized. One day during Colonial times a “dark day” occurred. When the sun seemed to disappear at midday, the people were so alarmed that many of them began to cry, thinking that the world was coming to an end. Even the legislature was disturbed and confused. Some wanted to adjourn without delay. One stalwart member said, “I make a motion that we secure some candles and proceed with our business. If the end of the world is about to come, I want to be found doing my duty.” May his tribe increase.
That is what is needed today. Not to start so many new programs, but to keep doing the good things that you are already doing. The Holy Scriptures calls that being “faithful.” A good text that explains this principle is 1 Thess. 5:24, “Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.” Our Lord is faithful when he called you; He kept after you, even though you may have resisted. The Lord never gives up on you and He will complete the work in you that He wants to do.
It is good to start new goals but let’s remember that the all-important thing is to keep on keeping on doing the right things in life. Your duty is to keep at the task no matter how difficult or how many obstacles you run up against.
Be faithful to the end!
