Too Soon to Quit!

      Goals are so important for keeping our hopes and dreams alive.  Some of these goals may be to improve our standard of living; some may be for the enjoyment for living.  Unfortunately, our goals meet with tremendous challenges and it becomes so easy to say, “I quit.”  

      When one is going through difficult times, often the first impulse is to quit.  We have heard so often, “If it feels good, do it.”  All of us know how it feels when our difficulties in life have pinned us up against a wall and no place to go; it does not feel good!  Let’s face it; not everything that feels good is good or right.  Therefore, we must not allow our feelings to control our destiny.  Feelings will let us down and will keep us from trying; faith and hope will keep us reaching for the goals and we will reap the rewards for the effort. 

      Whatever you are trying to achieve, remember that it may be difficult but it is not impossible.  It may seem that darkness and gloom are surrounding us, but the sun always comes up in the morning.  Thomas Edison stated, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”  The next step you take may be your breakthrough.

      Let us take the list of options available in the difficult situations we are facing and cross out the “quit” option and press on to victory.  David Zucker stated, “Quit now, you’ll never make it.  If you disregard this advice, you’ll be halfway there.”  It is always too soon to quit!  We can alter our course of action without losing sight of our ultimate goal.  The key to achieving our goals is to change our thought process from, “I think I can,” to “I know I can.”

Gal 6:9 “So don't get tired of doing what is good.  Don't get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time.”  NLT