Don’t Give Up!

I believe that there are many reasons why so many people give up on their dreams.

1. It takes too long for it to happen.

2. A lack of confidence.

3. Family crisis

4. A loved one dies.

5. Being told no over and over again. (Rejection)

6. The fear of failure

These are to just name a few, but one thing that I have come to learn over the years is that into each of our lives; A little rain is going to fall.  

I experience this a few years ago when it starting raining in my own life.

 My dad passed away May 24,1996 and that day became one of the darkest days of my life, on that day I had felt like giving up and for a moment that is exactly what I did. I had stopped dreaming, I had stopped giving, I had stopped teaching, I had stopped reaching, and I had stopped living. My dreams were no more because all I could think about was losing my dad; I had lost my best friend.

There were many days I felt empty, I felt lonely,

I felt stuck, I felt as if I were the only one going through this crisis. I felt like no one understood my pain, I even felt as if God himself had turn his back on me. For six long years the only thing I knew was pain. I was depressed, I was angry, I was frustrated, and I even isolated myself from others, especially on holidays. Whenever certain holidays would come around, I would become very sad because we would have those family dinners and all I could think about was my dad not being there.

It was then that I began to take a look at my own life, I began to look at all of the things that I had done for others, encouraging others not to give up on there dreams, I was at a place in my own life and I needed help. I was stuck; I had become a person that I myself didn’t know.

But then I remembered that no matter how much pain that I was experiencing in my own life, I knew that my dad would have wanted me to continue. To continue dreaming, to continue giving, to continue teaching, to continue reaching, to continue fighting and to continue living. So one day I began to pray and ask God to help me, to help me get back on my feet, to heal me from all the pain that I was feeling.

To help me be a better husband, To help me be a better father, to help me be the man that he has called me to be.

My friend, I tell you that God does answer prayers. He has given me a new lease on life. I no longer feel as much pain as I use to feel, I am back on my feet doing the things that he has put on my heart to do, by encouraging others. Now there are days that I still think about my dad but I feel that as each day goes by, God is helping me, and If my dad could see me now, He would be very proud knowing that his legacy continues on in me.

So I say to you today that whatever you’re facing in your life, don’t give up! You can make it!

You may have to cry sometimes but the bible says that weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning.

May God continue to bless you always and remember, “If you can believe it, you can achieve it”

Motivational Speaker

    Timothy Bass