God Won't Let You Quit!

Satan will use hurtful experiences you endured as a child to suppress who you are really called to be. The enemy knows that if he could kick you when you are down, use mean-spirited attackers to devalue what you had, and beat it out of you so-to-speak, you would not want to shine or soar for Christ. You would be a shadow-dweller, on the sidelines of life, observing everyone else, all for the preservation of your safety.

I would be that person had it not been for God rescuing me from myself and refusing to let me quit. So, how did He get me out of my fearful state of being? He lit a fire inside me, similar to what the Prophet Jeremiah spoke of in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 20:9. I love that passage of scripture, because it shows the man of God weary of sharing the Lord’s message. It seemed like no one was listening to him, even though he was doing exactly what God told him to do. Jeremiah wasn’t seeing any results and this frustrated him to no end, to the extent that he said he regretted that God even called him. This great man of God, at one point, became resolved that he would no longer speak the word of God. He didn’t want that life anymore. But you know what changed his mind and kept him going after all? The latter half of verse 9 says, “But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay."

Just as I mentioned previously, God lit a fire in Jeremiah's soul that he could not smother. It compelled him to go on. He was destined to live out his purpose. I am destined to live out my purpose. You are destined to live out yours as well. That doesn’t mean it will be easy all the time, or that you will even want to do it. But at the very moment when you feel like giving up, God will reignite that fire within you to give the burning desire necessary to keep on keeping on. This word today is one of God’s ways of pushing you. He is telling you to keep on going. He sees you when you are crying, hurting, frustrated, and broken. And yet, God won’t let you quit. Your destiny is too important. He won’t let you give up on life, even when you feel what He has appointed you to do is smothering you. Your breathing might feel shallow, labored and difficult, but God won’t let you suffocate. He has anointed you.

There are people in this world you are assigned to. You are called and purposed to minister to them. No one else can reach them like you can. God has given you unique qualities, attributes, ideas, and ideals that make you better suited for the job than anyone else. So release your inhibitions, worries, and protests, and go on and shine for His glory. Don’t let anyone or anything—including yourself— rob you of destiny. You see, when you shine, which is ultimately God shining through you, others are drawn to you. It is not because of who you are or what you have done, but because the hand of God rests upon your life. The anointing of the Holy Ghost empowers you to boldly walk in your calling and fill a void in the lives of individuals that need to see the God in you. That is why the enemy would love nothing more than to see you give up; that way he could wipe the earth clean of your influence and blot out the purpose for which you were created, by convincing you to throw up your hands and say, “I’m done with this.”

But no, you are not done and God is not finished with you yet. As Philippians 1:6 says, “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ". Listen, if you trust God for His wisdom and guidance every step of the way, He will lead you on the road that leads to purpose. God won't let you quit.