You Can’t Stop Me
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. - Confucius
It seems like, especially in the last few years, that society is going through this weird time where people feel they are in control of everything. They determine how others act, react, and behave. It's not just people either; it's media, religion, and many other things that try to exert influence on us and how we should live our lives. They tell us that what we are doing is wrong, that their way is better. It feels, as if, everything we do is incorrect or it's not good enough.
It is also important to note that it's not always others who stop us or make us feel inferior, sometimes our biggest enemy is ourselves. We get inside our heads and make ourselves feel that we aren't good enough and that our goal is unattainable. We feel defeated, sometimes even before we begin. We feel it's easier to stay down and avoid failure altogether. American author F. Scott Fitzgerald said this:
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
We forget that if we fail it isn't the end. There is still so much ahead of us, just waiting for us. Anyone who ever achieved anything will tell you, it didn't happen on day one. It took time and perseverance. I failed more than once; figuring out what didn't work, helped me achieve what did work.
An amazing Christian hip-hop artist named Andy Mineo has a really cool song that talks specifically about this. In the song, he is addressing the people who are trying to hold him back, especially himself.
They try to shut us down, and it ain't gon' slide Only thing I fear is God and he on my side That's the confidence of God, cause he got me That's why I really feel like You can't stop me That's all you got? Come on with it That's all you got? You can't stop me
When we realize that is all they have and our God is fighting for us, how can we even think about stopping? I want to encourage you to not give up. I don't know what you are going through or what people are telling you, but giving up isn't an option. You Can't Stop!