DONT' STOP NOW Author:  Min. Michele Cunningham I recently had a conversation with a friend who just gave birth. She began to share with me that the hardest part of her labor was towards the end. She said by this time she was exhausted and couldn't push anymore. The doctor told her that she couldn't stop now because the baby was almost here. He told her that she was on the verge of delivery & couldn't give up now! Her eyes filled with tears as she told me how she felt when she heard the nurse say that if she didn't push soon the baby would be lost. How many of us can relate either directly or indirectly to the fatigue of birthing something into the natural. Many of us though never having actually given birth to a child have experienced the labor of birthing a vision from the spirit realm to the natural. The birthing process in either instance can be challenging. So many of us have miscarried the dreams and visions that God has placed in us because we have become exhausted during the process. We have rejoiced over the promise and hoped to see the fulfillment only to grow weary with time and disappointment. Too many of us are acquainted with the frustration of longing to see the manifestation of a promise. As a result, we have become tired of the effort and aborted the birth process. This however is the hour of manifestation for the kingdom of Christ. I know that for many the labor has been long and hard, but let me encourage you that the Spirit of The Lord is inducing your labor. "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." -Galatians 6:9 NIV So please don't give up. I don't care how intense your process has been or how tired you are. Strengthen yourself and keep pressing toward the goal and know that this is your season and you will see the manifestation of the promise of God in your life if you hang in there. Even if it seems hard right now, please know that you can't stop now!