We live in a culture addicted to speed. Overnight success stories, rapid delivery, and instant gratification shape our expectations. Yet discipleship is slow work. Fruitful faith often grows through patience and perseverance.

The writer of Hebrews urges, “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus.” (Hebrews 12:1–2). A race suggests effort and endurance, not quick wins. James adds that the testing of faith produces perseverance, which must “finish its work so that you may be mature and complete.” (James 1:4).

Instant results can be seductive in ministry too. We long to see immediate growth, conversions, and impact. But Jesus likened the kingdom to yeast working slowly through dough and a mustard seed growing over time. God’s timetable rarely matches our impatience.

Perseverance thrives when we remember who holds the story. Our labour in the Lord is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58). He is faithful to complete the good work He began (Philippians 1:6). Success is not measured by speed but by faithfulness.

In a world chasing quick fixes, Christians who stay steady – loving, serving, praying, sowing – bear quiet but lasting fruit. Perseverance tells a countercultural story: God is patient, His kingdom is sure, and His promises will not fail.