"The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience, would have achieved success."
--Elbert Hubbard

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra"
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor service, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Ecclesiastes 9:10

I work with people all the time that miss out on great opportunities, miss out on deliverance from bondages, etc. because of quitting one minute, hour, one day, one week before receiving the blessing that was for them. They have missed out in housing, work, a meal, treatment, etc.

Whatever is good requires endurance to receive it and keep it. And most people do quit right when they are at the edge (line). They have hope, but because of the battle, they give up one minute too early. Maybe they feel like they have pounded against a brick wall and cannot bust through. What they don't understand is that the brick wall is now paper thin and just one more hit and they will break through, but they give up too early.

Normally want happens is the person sabotages things. Right when they are at the edge of receiving their blessing, they do something crazy. Or they just become lazy in doing the little extra-doing with all their might.

Whoever is reading this, I plead with you to not let the above be your story. Whatever you choose to do for the improvement of your life, stay in for the long haul. You will see God work on your behalf, which will increase your faith. When your faith is increased you are able to face the next struggle with more confidence and see your faith grow more.

The main reason why people have little faith is because they never stick it out long enough to see the answer.