The Secret to Staying in the Fight

May 28, 2025 by Lou Haviland

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Whether we serve God in prison ministry or in another context, we all dream of what could be. The climb to reaching those goals and dreams, however, can break the strongest of us.

But as Dream Center founder Matthew Barnett shared at Restore 2024, it’s precisely in these difficult moments where God meets us.

“The secret to staying in the fight long-term,” Pastor Barnett revealed at the conference for church leaders with a heart for restoration, “is to appreciate what God has given you right now. Speak well of what you have right now. Love what you have right now.”

Watch this video to learn how God equips us to outlast all of the limitations, hurts, criticisms, and doubt we face to fight the good fight and finish the course.

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