THIS IS NOT THE TIME, SO, DON'T QUIT NOW

I am completely excited, believing what God is going to do for the growth of His children and His Kingdom.

We are only one week into this brand‑new year, and I need you to pause and celebrate something powerful, you made it! You crossed into 2026 with breath in your body, strength in your spirit, and purpose still burning in your heart. After everything you faced last year, the battles, the pressure, the unexpected storms, you are still here. That alone is a victory worth lifting your hands over. This is not just another year on the calendar; this is a fresh season, a fresh assignment, and a fresh opportunity to walk in everything God has prepared for you. And because you made it into this year, I want to encourage you with a word that will carry you forward: don’t quit now. You didn’t come this far to turn back. You didn’t survive all of 2025 just to give up in the first week of 2026. God has too much ahead of you, too much invested in you, and too much planned for you. This is your moment to stay focused, stay faithful, and stay the course, because what God started in you, He fully intends to finish.

We are only one full week into the New Year, and I want to encourage you with everything in me: don’t quit now. You made it into 2026 by the grace, strength, and faithfulness of God. You crossed over with purpose still alive in you, destiny still calling you, and God’s hand still resting on your life. The same God who brought you into this year is the same God who intends to carry you through it.

The first week of a new year is often filled with excitement, energy, and fresh determination, but it’s also the time when the enemy tries to whisper discouragement. He wants you to believe that nothing will change, that your efforts won’t matter, that your prayers won’t be answered, and that your goals are too big. But the enemy attacks early because he knows what God has planned for you later. This is why you cannot quit now.

Galatians 6:9 reminds us, “Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Your “due season” is not tied to a date on the calendar, it’s tied to your endurance. Every step you take in obedience, every prayer you pray in faith, every act of love, every moment of discipline, every time you choose God over comfort, you are sowing into a harvest that will come.

You may not see the results yet, you may not feel the momentum yet, and you may not understand the process yet, but God is working behind the scenes. He is strengthening you, aligning things for you, and preparing doors you haven’t even imagined. The first week of the year is not the time to slow down, it’s the time to lean in. Keep praying, keep believing, keep showing up, keep trusting, keep obeying, and keep expecting. What you do now sets the tone for the rest of the year.

You survived too much in 2025 to quit in the first week of 2026. You overcame too many battles to give up before the breakthrough. You endured too many storms to stop before the blessing. God didn’t bring you this far to leave you. He didn’t strengthen you just to watch you quit. He didn’t open this new year for you so you could walk away from what He promised.

As I am writing this, I have goals that I want to see achieved in 2026, and I made plans and I will not quit until I see the harvest (those things I have prayed for come to past). So lift your head, steady your heart, and strengthen your hands. You are closer than you think, stronger than you feel, and graced for this moment. Don’t quit now, your harvest is already in motion.

Bishop Charlene M. Jamison

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