The road to greatness isn't a short one, and there are many obstacles along the way. The path to excellence takes time and patience, it takes a change in perspective and expectation. To be on a journey to victory, it requires that the person on the journey knows that victory is in their future. Walking a journey with a defeated mindset adds length to the trip and many failures.

I used to walk my life's journey without purpose. I knew I was headed somewhere, but I didn't really take into consideration where that was. I had a pile of dreams, that weren't really driven by passion, but by what was trending. I wanted to make my parents proud but didn't know where to start. I thank God for Jesus Christ, because if it wasn't for Him, I would have never understood my journey.

Distractions will come, set backs will come, confusion will come, but with the right mentality, it adds to the quality of the journey. The bible says that the Lord works all things out for those who Love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). This scripture tells us that God is in control no matter what, if we trust in Him and His word, all things will work out. Things that we humans naturally see as an embarrassment or a disappointment, God who shapes our destiny sees and uses those experiences to mold us into better people from it.

The journey will not be easy—

let that be known. Those who think that life is meant to be easy, are easily shot down by the problems that come their way. I was there before, I couldn't understand why God all mighty would let me go through the struggle. What I learned was that, easy doesn't reap positive result. It makes you stagnant. God wants us to grow, learn, become wise, and not be shaken so easily.

"To stand in the middle of a hurricane and be at peace makes sense to no one, but when you look at your struggles as a growing strategy, rather than a punishing one, the hurricane begins to have a different affect." - Chelbe Tebbs