jackhammer!!!!

OKay...no I am not using a euphemism (probably misspelled) -- it is what I have been hearing outside my office all week! And I am incredibly excited to hear it....because our students are going to have the most amazing new Student Center when they return in just 18 days!!! WOW-- they are going to be excited..and I am too. I said that to say this-- when I was watching and listening to them knock a wall down in front of our office yesterday-- I was thinking about persistence-- these guys kept pounding and pounding away at this wall....it was quite funny (because we never thought they would get it down) and it was loud..but I was watching it....I actually spent 10 minutes of my lunch break watching it. ( you might be a redneck if you watch someone jackhammering for 10 minutes) Anyway they were at it.....and they kept at it...and yes even this morning they are at it again. Persistence-- what a great thing...keeping at it. I relate to that because of lots of things....my prayer life for one....my weight loss for another....my constant effort to love running!!!....and of course persistence in my desire to go to heaven (to see God and Jesus....to be with my mom again) So what is it about keeping on keeping on that is so important-- the obvious is that if you want to get something done you MUST try.....the underlying is the feeling it gives you-- to know that you are continuing to strive...to be better, to do more, to feel like you are making a difference in others and yourself. Persistence is Biblical--Noah kept building a boat in a drought, Moses kept working to get God's children freed, Jeremiah continued to pray for 23 with no results, Paul fought the good fight, the list seems endless....persistance.....what a blessing we have to know what we are keeping on keeping on for-- to know that we have a Father who will never leave or forsake us. Our reward is great when we strive to go forward-- when we don't quit-- when we keep our eyes focused on our goal-- oh that wall -- it has a gigantic hole in it..the sun is shining through and the men are proud of their work!! So whether your praying, loosing weight, exercising, striving for heaven or just wanting to knock a hole in a wall-- Keep on Keeping on!