DUO Inspirations
  • Home
    • About
    • Contact Me
  • Faith
    • Faith Blog
    • The Purposeful Bible Study For Those Who Want to Lose Weight
  • Education
    • Education Blog
    • Tutoring and Education Coaching Services
    • Educational Resources >
      • Prek/Kindergarten Resources
      • Elementary Grades Resources
      • Math Resources
      • Language Arts Resources
      • Writing Resources
      • Art Resources
      • Organizational Resources

Perseverance: It Will Happen in God's Timing

9/25/2021

2 Comments

 
Picture

​“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
                                    Galatians 6:9 (KJV)
 






Hi friends,

     How are you?  I thought I would tell you of a lesson I have had lately in perseverance.  I have wanted to create a list a digital product now for well over a year.  At first, I procrastinated a bit, because I wasn’t sure which product to list.  Then, I procrastinated a bit, because I wasn’t sure if I was going to be good enough.  I was getting imposter syndrome.  Yet, I felt God was calling me to step outside of my comfort zone and do this. 

     After a while, I created the digital product, I got feedback, tweaked it, and finally got it so that all the feedback was positive.  Yay!  Then, I ran into trouble with actually listing the product.  I wasn’t sure where to list it.   Some places didn’t handle the taxes and I didn’t know how to deal with taxes online.  I was afraid that I might get into some sort of trouble.  Yet, I still felt that God was calling me to do this.  So, I prayed, I researched, and I asked around, but nothing. I didn’t get any answers.  Ugh.  It was frustrating, but I still felt God was calling me to do this.

     Yes, there were more ups and downs than this.  However, long story short, finally, the other day, after praying with a friend, doing more research, making a phone call, and trying out a new platform, I was able to list my first product with confidence.  It took a while, but God showed me the way.  (No, I am not giving you the link here, because I am not trying to sell you anything and that is not the point.  LOL.)

     So, what is the point of this story?  I needed perseverance and I needed to trust God and His timing.  Even though creating and listing a digital product, at first I didn’t trust that I could do it, although I felt God calling me to do it. I say that I didn’t trust that I could do it, but what I am really saying is that I didn’t trust God to give me a way to do what he was calling me to do.  I know, over a year may seem a bit extreme to list one digital product. Yet, it was all in God’s timing. God knew that I needed to be ready to list it.  He needed me to trust Him fully, to do the work and experience the ups and downs to get there.  

     No, I didn’t always enjoy and appreciate the time it took to get from start to finish. There were times when I wanted to give up.  There were also times when I set it aside for a while.  And, I did waste the time in the beginning procrastinating.  However, I am here.  I am thankful and I thank and praise God for bringing me here.  I give Him the credit.  I couldn’t have done it without Him!  I feel very blessed!

     I believe the words in Galatians 6:9 refer to doing well spiritually and we will reap in due time the rewards of being in heaven and with God eternally.  Yet, I also believe that we can also use these words to encourage us to trust in God and His timing doing what He has called to do here on earth.  Will trusting in God and having the perseverance to list this digital product help me to have eternal life with Him?  Well, I am not sure.  It doesn’t seem like something that would have that big of an effect.  I do think that it is a step in the right direction. This is a step in learning to trust God in small things, which also is a step in learning to trust God in important things like life, death, and eternity.  
 
Heavenly Father,
     Thank you for your guidance.  Thank you for letting us experience all we need to experience in order to be in a better place and where you want us to be in the end.  Help us to have trust in you and perseverance to follow through with all that you ask us to do.  I ask you this through your Son, Jesus.  Amen. 

 
   *    *     *     *    *     *     *    *     *     *    *     *    *     *     *     *     *
 
Reflective questions for Galatians 6:9 (KJV):
*What does Galatians 6:9 mean to me?
*Do I persevere in what God wants me to do or do I give up easily?
*Do I trust that God can help me do what I don’t think I can do?
*Do I get weary of doing well, especially when I feel threatened or    
 persecuted?
*What can I do to trust God more?
*What can I do to better persevere in what God calls me to do?


Now, it is your turn.
     What are your thoughts?  Have you ever felt like giving up?  Did you end up succeeding in God's time?  I look forward to hearing your testimony. 
     Also, if you are finding value in these posts, please share with your friends and family.  And, if you are not signed up already, please consider joining the email list to get these posts right in your inbox.  Thank you.


2 Comments
    2 Timothy 1:7 image by DUO Inspirations

    Hi friends!

    This is Jodi.  I am so glad you are here!  I am a Christian and life-long learner.  I enjoy sharing and encouraging others.  I pray you are blessed by this blog.  Thank you for being here.

    Archives

    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021

    Categories

    All
    1 Thessalonians 5:11
    2 Chronicles 7:14
    2 Corinthians 13:5
    2 Corinthians 6:14
    2 Peter 3:9
    Acceptable Thoughts
    Armor Of God
    Beatitudes
    Be Careful For Nothing
    Believers And Unbelievers
    Bible
    Bible Study
    Blessed
    Celebrate
    Charity
    Children Of God
    Christian
    Christians
    Christmas
    Christmas Tree
    Comfort
    Covid-19
    Creativity
    Daily
    Depressed
    Depression
    Deuteronomy 8:18
    Devotion
    Don't Give Up
    Drink His Blood
    DUO Inspirations
    Eat His Flesh
    Education
    Encouragement
    Encouraging Others
    Ephesians 6:11
    Faith
    Fear
    Fellowship
    Flood
    Forgiveness
    Galatians 6:7
    Galatians 6:9
    Genesis 6
    Genesis 7
    Genesis 8
    Genesis 9
    God's Kingdom
    God's Timing
    God's Word
    Good Works
    Guidance
    Heavenly Father
    Hebrews 10:24
    Hope
    Inspiration
    James 1:2-4
    James 1:26
    James 1:27
    John 15:5
    John 6:54
    John 7:24
    Joy
    Judging Others
    Knowledge
    Lazy
    Love
    Mark 12:30
    Matthew 16:22
    Matthew 5:10
    Matthew 5:3
    Matthew 5:4
    Matthew 5:5
    Matthew 5:6
    Matthew 6:10
    Matthew 6:11
    Matthew 6:12
    Matthew 6:13
    Matthew 6:9
    Meek
    Merciful
    Mercy
    Noah
    Noah's Ark
    One Day At A Time
    Pandemic
    Patience
    Peacemakers
    Persecuted Christians
    Persecution
    Perseverance
    Peter Rebukes Jesus
    Philippians 4:6
    Plan
    Power Of Words
    Praise
    Praise God
    Prayer
    Prejudice
    Preparedness
    Proverbs 13:13
    Proverbs 16:24
    Proverbs 17:22
    Proverbs 18:15
    Proverbs 22:13
    Proverbs 24:27
    Proverbs 6:6-8
    Prudence
    Psalms
    Psalms 100
    Psalms 119:127
    Psalms 16:11
    Reap What You Sow
    Religion
    Repent
    Repentance
    Righteousness
    Search For Truth
    Self Examination
    Self-examination
    Sermon On The Mount
    Servant Of God
    Serving The Lord
    Shepherd
    Slothful
    Sorrow
    Talk
    Temptation
    Thankful
    The Lord's Prayer
    Those Who Mourn
    Thoughts
    Truth
    Uneqaully Yoked
    Vanity
    Wealth
    We Need Jesus
    Wisdom
    Work Ethic

    RSS Feed

P.O. Box 104
New Haven, VT 05472
Home
Contact me
Thank you for the opportunity to inspire and be inspired!
  • Home
    • About
    • Contact Me
  • Faith
    • Faith Blog
    • The Purposeful Bible Study For Those Who Want to Lose Weight
  • Education
    • Education Blog
    • Tutoring and Education Coaching Services
    • Educational Resources >
      • Prek/Kindergarten Resources
      • Elementary Grades Resources
      • Math Resources
      • Language Arts Resources
      • Writing Resources
      • Art Resources
      • Organizational Resources