THE HARDEST PART OF FAITH

 A devotion of encouragement from a friend:

David Wilkerson Today

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012

THE HARDEST PART OF FAITH

by Gary Wilkerson

When I was a boy my father taught me one of the best faith-lessons I have ever

learned. “Son, the hardest part of faith is always the last half hour. When

you feel like giving up; when you feel that your life is off track; when you

don’t hear from God anymore, just hold on — because the last half hour is

the hardest part of faith.”

Have you ever driven on a long journey? You go hundreds of miles and the trip

is going just fine. Finally you see a sign that says your destination is just

30 miles down the road. That last 30 miles can seem almost as long as the 500

miles you have just traveled. The last half hour of a journey is sometimes the

hardest because you’re almost there and you have to hold on just a little

longer.

“For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God

you may receive what is promised” (Hebrews 10:36, ESV).

I know some of you feel like giving up but I want to encourage you to hold on

just a little longer. You feel like the dream is not going to come to reality

but God is saying to you, “Just hold on, child. Hold on, church. Hold on a

few more minutes. Hold on a few more weeks — because your victory is just

around the corner!”

I cannot tell you how many people I have met who had a word from God but the

answer was slow in coming, they abandoned hope and now are living a life of

mediocrity. If they had held on just a little longer, all the things God had

spoken would have come true. But they have withdrawn from faith; withdrawn from

valor; withdrawn from vision and purpose. They are living a life of quiet

desperation because they no longer trust God or believe Him for great things.

They are moving in their own strength without the power of God.

Do not give up hope. God is saving the best for last!