Considering Giving Up....Dear Dad Day 70

Dear Dad,

It is so easy to give up. Like really, giving up takes zero effort, just a made up mind and discouraged heart. It is much easier to give up as well; simply ceasing to strive towards the goal in mind confirms the decision. Moving forward can be tough, weathering the storm is messy, and climbing up a mountain is both intimidating and tiring. With failure after failure, disappointment after disappointment, coupled with that stabilizing feeling after you have giving it everything you had, logically affirms the decision to give up, turn around, or try something different. But I am reminded when You assured that we will reap if we faint not. The echo of Your voice during our most intimate moments together, whispering “Keep Going” brings me comfort. I find assurance in the ordained victories of my past, knowing that You remain the same. As I feel Your presences around me, and foster Your spirit within, I am comforted in the both the best of times and in the worst of times. When I’m weary I rest at your feet, knowing that the seam of Your garment provides healing for my soul. That the holes in your feet strengthens me to move forward,validating that with You anything is possible.  Weak in faith, full of doubt, afraid of the unknown, and broken hearted I trust You, I place my life in Your hands, and I unremittingly leap into Your arms, trusting You with my finish.

~Kristen

 

Word on the Go: Galatians 6:9 Ecclesiastes 9:11 1 Corinthians 9: 24-27 Hebrews 12:1 

Galatians 6:9

⁹ So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up

Ecclesiastes 9:11

¹¹ I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

1 Corinthians 9: 24-27

²⁴ Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! ²⁵ All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. ²⁶ So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. ²⁷ I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified

Hebrews 12: 1

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us