🏃🏾‍♀️Persevere: Practical Ways To Keep Going

Welcome to the final post of my Persevere Series. God has been teaching me that perseverance is less about how strong I am and more about how faithful He is. Through these posts, I want to encourage you to keep going, trust His timing, and remember that even small steps count. Perseverance isn’t about perfection — it’s about leaning on God’s strength in every season, whether you’re walking, crawling, or getting back up after a fall.

Reflection

Perseverance isn’t about pretending everything is fine or ignoring the weight of our struggles. Hard times are real. Pain is real. Sometimes, just making it through the day feels impossible.

But perseverance means choosing, moment by moment, to keep moving forward, even when the road is rough. It’s leaning on God’s strength when our own runs out. And sometimes, it’s allowing ourselves to be still—to rest and recharge—so we can rise and move forward again. We must learn when to be still and when to move, but in both to trust God.

I, too, need encouragement on long days and during hard seasons to persevere—along with practical reminders to keep pushing. Because even in the toughest moments, God’s strength is made perfect in our weakness and it is the fuel to keep us going.

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Here are a few practical ways we can persevere in the middle of real life:

1. Anchor in God’s Word – Keep a verse close (on your phone, mirror, or journal) that reminds you of His promises. When your strength wavers, His Word steadies you.

2. Pray Honest Prayers – Perseverance doesn’t mean polished prayers. Tell God when you’re weary, broken, or unsure. He hears the raw and real.

3. Take One Step at a Time – Don’t focus on finishing the race all at once. Just take the next step today. Small faith steps still move you forward.

4. Lean on Community – We weren’t meant to endure trials alone. Share with a trusted friend, mentor, or prayer partner who can remind you that you’re not carrying the weight by yourself.

5. Rest Without Guilt – Rest is not giving up; it’s a way of refueling so you can keep going. Rest is actually trusting God’s lead—acknowledging that His strength sustains you more than your striving. It allows you to be more focused and fruitful. Rest says you care about yourself, and about others, and about honoring God. You cannot pour from an empty cup. Rest allows you to refuel, recenter, and return renewed.

6. Break Tasks Down – When life feels overwhelming, simplify your to-do list. Focus on one thing at a time. Progress in pieces still moves you forward.

7. Celebrate Small Wins – Every bit of progress counts. Take time to acknowledge what God is helping you accomplish—even the little things. Gratitude builds endurance.

8. Learn from Setbacks – Don’t let mistakes, setbacks, or delays define you. Let them refine you. God often uses challenges to teach, strengthen, and redirect us toward His best.

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Perseverance is not about denying pain, but about trusting that God is still at work in the middle of it.

Scripture

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
— Galatians 6:9 (NIV)

Prayer

Father God,
Thank You for being our strength when we are weak. Help us to persevere—not with fake smiles, or empty words, or in our own strength, nor for the sake of a pat on the back for how much we can endure—but with genuine faith rooted in Your promises. And with Your wisdom and humility, Lord. Grant us wisdom to rest when we need to, courage to take the next step, and grace to trust that You are with us through it all.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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