Reinforce your belief in the One Door.

Consider whether your brand loyalty needs refreshing.

Check your spiritual connection to God daily through prayer and Bible study.

Remember that someone needs your story as a path out of a problem.

Trust God that your best interest is close to his heart.

Draw from the enabling power of the Holy Spirit and hold on.

Jeanette Vermilya is ministry director at Shunem House. She has served with her husband, Jim, in overseas and pastoral ministry in The Wesleyan Church for over fifty-five years.

Jeanette Vermilya is ministry director at Shunem House. She has served with her husband, Jim, in overseas and pastoral ministry in The Wesleyan Church for over fifty-five years.

Jeanette Vermilya is ministry director at Shunem House. She has served with her husband, Jim, in overseas and pastoral ministry in The Wesleyan Church for over fifty-five years.

Jeanette Vermilya is ministry director at Shunem House. She has served with her husband, Jim, in overseas and pastoral ministry in The Wesleyan Church for over fifty-five years.