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FOR YOUR INSPIRATION Hold on to Your Dreams and Don’t Let Go by Jennifer Workman T ime is fleeting and tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone. We don’t have time to waste. We must realize the value of life and that it is a gift from God and that we have been placed on this earth to impact others and to bring glory to God. Although that is the case, we must also not devalue our gifts and talents and allow the daily struggles, failures or difficulties to hinder us from pursuing our dreams and moving forward with our lives. I have seen over the years countless people that have given up on their dreams because with every attempt to progress and accomplish their goals, they have faced many obstacles, barriers and blockages. “No one ever said that anything worth having would be easy.” Life is a series of struggles and “quitters never win.” It takes tenacity, perseverance and an unshakeable resolve to keep getting up after you have been knocked down several times. Life is like a boxing match: The two opponents prepare themselves physically, mentally and emotionally before entering into the ring. They go into the boxing ring with one mindset and that is 10  HimPower August 2017 that there will be “one winner and one loser” and thus, they go in with the expectation they will be the winner. That is how we as people need to be with life and with meeting our goals and aspirations. You can’t be so easy to “throw in the towel” because the fight is intense and you sustain a few harsh blows along the way. That is not the time to give up, but that is the time to muster up the strength, position yourself in faith and fight until you come out on the winning side. Below is a list of other things that are needed to hold on to your dreams: 1. Don’t allow people, lack of resources, negative talk, or otherwise to deter your vision. 2. Ask God for help, guidance and direc- tion in your life. 3. Stand on the promises of God, you can trust him when you can’t trust anyone else. 4. Hold on and don’t let go until God blesses you.  Jennifer Workman is an Evangelist, Inspira- tional Speaker, writer, song writer and founder of Simply Victorious Ministries.