There is a lot to be said for steadfastness and even for stubbornness.  I see so many who waiver in the Church world.  One day they're so on fire for God that they can't seem to get enough of talking about Him and fellowship with the body.  You think to yourself: "Now there's someone who is on fire for God."

Yet a week or a month goes by and you notice them ducking behind the aisle at the grocery store just to avoid you because they've slipped up or they just don't feel like talking with you.  My Pastor, Brother Mitchell Webb, was stedfast and even a stubborn man of God.  He was always the same.  Whether in the midst of great difficulty or great joy he never ceased to give the Lord praise.  He would walk around the Church, or his house, or yard, or wherever we were, and hum hymns and choruses and sometimes he'd even just break into song. He really loved God! I owe him a lot for who I am today. 

We cannot give up everytime things go a little wrong or something doesn't happen the way we wanted it to.  We've got to keep on plowing through.  This world is depending on us to lead the way.  Each one of us know people that if they died today would face eternal punishment. They need to see a good witness everyday, an unchanging witness--everyday.  Everything that we do for the Lord if it is done with the right motives will not be for nothing.  Don't give up and don't give in!