13/02/2021
There's always a period of sacrifice before a breaking forth. Before the break of a new dawn, there's thick darkness.
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In the first picture, I just began my PhD research at the Rhodes University in South Africa. It was like; "who asked me to begin this journey🤔"
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It was a really draining and demanding journey. I felt like someone lost and trying to riggle out of a quagmire.
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I remember I felt like calling it quit several times, close to 40X in a period of 4½ years. But what kept me going throughout the period is the word of God found in Luke.9.6 -
But Jesus told him, "Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God."
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When your hand is on the plough, there is no turning back. The license needed to operate in the Kingdom ahead is completing that journey.
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Remember, the entrance of God's word brings insight, it brings illumination, it gives understanding, it refreshes your soul. These and many more were the fuel that sustained me until I finished.
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Picture 2 shows part of the reward of pressing on to the finish line. When the woman with a child is going through labour pains, or birth pangs, it is usually unpalatable. However, when the child comes forth, the joy is unspeakable!
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Friends, this message is for someone who feels like quiting. Please don't quit. If you need to take some time off, or get counsel, or get help, by all means please do, but don't quit.
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Joy cometh.
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