Have you ever faced a task that feels overwhelming or too time-consuming to complete? Maybe you’re serving in a ministry where people don’t seem to change. Perhaps your reach feels like it’s shrinking instead of growing. Or maybe the voices around you—or even within you—are telling you to quit.
Each summer, I choose a book of the Bible to study more deeply—exploring its details, historical context, and timeline. This year, I’m in Genesis.
Revisiting the life of Noah has been a powerful encouragement. Noah had grit. God called him to complete an enormous task—building an ark of extraordinary size and detail. It required planning, time, energy, resources, and unwavering faith.
And remember—it had never rained on earth before.
Genesis 6:22 says, “Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.”
Imagine the questions Noah must have faced. The confusion, the criticism, even the mocking. How many times could doubt have crept in, replacing confidence with uncertainty? And yet, he kept going.
God called Noah a righteous man. Genesis 7:1 says, “Then the LORD said to Noah, ‘Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.’”
It wasn’t Noah’s work that made him righteous—it was his faith. Hebrews 11:7 reminds us, “By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household . . . and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.”
Faith allowed Noah to trust God and see what others could not. Because of that, he was able to do what others would not. Noah had grit.
So what about you? Do you need more grit so you’ll have less quit?
Ask the Lord for direction, for encouragement, for reassurance that He is at work. Sometimes that means waiting. Sometimes it means pressing on without seeing immediate results. But we are called to believe God, trust God, and keep the faith.
When God calls us, He equips us. He walks with us. He strengthens us. Our role is to remain faithful—hand to the plow, not looking back.
I’m praying for your grit—that you would have the faith to finish the work God has called you to do, and that one day you will hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
