​What we’ve done or failed to do doesn’t forever determine who we are or will be.
                                                                   --- Michael Matthews

Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.
                                                                               --- Og Mandino

​​On recognising that there is more to life than surviving or coasting through it and that you have potential to do more with it, your awareness naturally opens to a yearning from within to do more than you had previously thought or believed possible.
                                                                      --- ​Stephen Harrison

I Will Achieve
Malachi 1:11

I want to strike it rich with God, the riches of His power,
To reach the world with His great love, to serve Him every hour.
I want to be His messenger no matter where He sends me,
To walk by faith and not by sight through grace which He extends me.

I want to be in His control, my own will to surrender,
To follow footsteps in the sand, to hear His voice so tender.
I want to know His will for me, His purpose in this mission
To always be at one with Him, to serve without contrition.

All of this I long to do, I have such great intentions,
But will and deeds oft don't comply, through human apprehensions.
Fear of failure, lack of trust, what happens if I fail here?
A disappointed God might say, "Why could you not prevail here?"

If I cannot achieve His goals and find His will to guide me,
If I should stumble on the way and think, "He's not beside me."
If I cause blemish on His name when I am apprehended,
If in my witness I should fail, would my God be offended?

I dare not risk to bring Him pain, to hurt or disrespect Him,
To idly watch sin take its toll, to have the world reject Him.
If I should blunder in my plight it's still a risk worth taking,
A soul might find a lighted path; his sinful life forsaking.

Who is to know what lies ahead? What mission God assigns me?
Think of the blessing I might miss if fear rules, or it blinds me.
I'll venture forth, I'll do my best, that's all that is required,
I'll follow anywhere He leads, through faith I'll be inspired.

I can achieve, I WILL ACHIEVE! It's God who's in control here;
Perhaps the privilege will be mine to bring another soul here.
"God, give me strength to do Your will, assist me through Your power,
and in my pursuits every day, give wisdom for each hour."

--- ​Greta Zwaan

Stand Firm
​
If you quit today you will never win
Don't be discouraged try again
Don't let your obstacles bring you down
Stand firm, persist and hold your ground.

Perseverance is the key, it's true
Don't give up whatever you do
Believe in yourself you will not fail
You will find your dreams soon set sail.

Have confidence and you will see
Be the best you can be
Your attitude, is your state of mind
Being positive makes life so much more kind.

--- Catherine Pulsifer 

Let's Persevere

​Perseverance is trying and trying,
And trying again each day;
E'en through failures and disappointment
Come thick and fast our way.

But if we press on with a purpose
That is always steadfast and true,
With the "star of hope" to guide us
And the goal kept ever in view,
We will surely at last attain to the height
That belongs to those who try to do right;

So let us, then
With a song in our hearts,
And on our lips a cheer,
Adopt for life's slogan -
"Let's Persevere."

---  F. M. O'Rouke

Hope Keeps Us Going

Hope keeps us going
even when the answers are not knowing.
No matter what is going on
Hope can let us look forward to the new dawn.

The saying "this too shall pass"
Gives us hope in mass.
Life is full of ups and downs
We must keep hope and not frown.

Hope for better days
Is a good prayer to pray.
Focus on your blessings
Don't just sit and be stressing.

Never lose your hope
Hoping and action lets you cope.
Having hope helps live move on
By focusing on the good, your problems will be gone.

​--- Kate Summers

What matters is that we never lose hope, never stop fighting for what we believe in, and always be open to change.

                                                                   ---Tessa Hicks Peterson