We have officially reached the middle of the year.  For many people, this is where dreams become difficult.  The vision board that once inspired us may now feel distant.  The goals we confidently wrote down in January may seem unfinished.

The momentum we started with may have slowed.  But there is something important about the middle.  The middle is where transformation happens.  The beginning is filled with excitement.  The end is filled with celebration.  But the middle is where character is built.

It is where consistency is tested and it is where faith is developed.  It is where perseverance is forged.  Many people mistakenly believe that because they are not where they hoped to be, they have failed. That is not true.  You have not failed because you are behind. You have not failed because you needed to pause.  You have not failed because life happened.  The question is not whether the journey has been difficult.  The question is whether you will continue. 

This is the perfect time for a mid-year review.

Review your goals.
Review your habits.
Review your priorities.
Review your schedule.

Then make adjustments.

A wise person is not afraid to restructure.  Sometimes success requires less quitting and more recalibrating.  The remaining months of this year still carry tremendous potential.  There are books still to write, businesses still to launch and prayers still to be answered. Healing still needs to take place and relationships still to be restored.  Your purpose still to be fulfilled.  As you move into the second half of this year, refuse to surrender your vision.  Refuse to let disappointment define you.  Refuse to allow delay to convince you that God has forgotten you.

Remember the words of Galatians 6:9:

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

Keep building.

Keep believing.

Keep becoming.

The middle is not the end of your story.  It is simply the chapter where you decide that quitting is no longer an option.

Keep Building. Keep Believing.
Dr. Carla Mormon
The FAITH Project