The Urge to Quit

What a gift life is to those who stay the course!

Advancing is demanding and requires perseverance.

Moving forward against obstacles when so much is trying to pull us back is hard.

Sometimes we just get tired.

What do we do when we just don't feel like going any further? What if our legs are getting weak and we're starting to lose our breath? What if the feelings of loneliness that sometimes encircle a long-distance runner are beginning to overtake us?

James 5:10-11(The Message) tells us to:

"Take the old prophets as your mentors. They put up with anything, went through everything, and never once quit, all the time honoring God. What a gift life is to those who stay the course! You've heard, of course, of Job's staying power, and you know how God brought it all together for him at the end. That's because God cares, cares right down to the last detail."

When we get overwhelmed by the urge to quit, we have to remember why we got in this race in the first place.

As we reflect back to the beginning of our walk with God, when we first decided to "give Jesus a try", what was it that made us know that this was a race worth running? Sometimes we lose sight of the events that moved us in God's direction. We forget what brought us to the point of realizing, "God's way is better than my way".

Taking a moment to look back, but not stay there, can be the "adrenaline rush" we need to keep moving forward.

Don't Quit.