Don't Give Up

Don’t quit when you can’t see progress.

Sometimes we do everything right and still feel stuck. We follow the plan, stay disciplined, pray, believe… and nothing seems to change. It’s in those moments that perseverance matters most.

Years ago, I injured my knee. Doctors said it was a straightforward injury and predicted three or four months of recovery. I was determined to beat that timeline.

I did every exercise the physio prescribed, three times a day. Tiny, boring movements like lifting my toes for minutes on end. Weeks turned into months with no improvement.

After about six months, my physio looked at me and said words that dropped like a stone in my stomach:

“I’m sorry. There’s nothing else we can do.”

It felt final. Hopeless.

However, I couldn’t shake a deeper conviction that this wasn’t the end of the story. I had done everything I could in the natural, so I chose to keep believing, keep exercising, keep showing up, even when nothing was happening.

Suddenly, things changed. No new treatment. No different routine. Just a quiet, gradual shift.

First small signs of improvement. Then stronger. Eventually, I not only walked without pain but ran again—further and stronger than before.

Today, I regularly run half-marathons and am training for a full marathon. The same knee they said might never recover now carries me distances I once thought impossible.

That challenging season taught me something I’ll never forget: progress often starts long before you can see it. While I faithfully performed those mind-numbing exercises, something unseen was happening. Healing was taking place beneath the surface.

Breakthroughs—in health, finances, relationships, dreams—rarely arrive with a warning. They build quietly until suddenly they’re visible.

If you feel you’ve been doing everything right but nothing’s changing, keep showing up. Keep taking small, faithful steps. Keep believing even when the evidence is invisible.

The moment you’re tempted to quit might be the moment just before your breakthrough.

Don’t give up. Your turning point might be closer than you think.