This is for someone and for me. Two of us need this today. You and me. We need this today. You and I are at something of a crossroads today. We face genuine difficulty. Unusual difficulty. Head is saying “no”, heart is asking “Are you sure”? Soul is saying “Count the cost of ‘No'”.
So you and me, we will not quit. You and me, we will absolutely push on, grind it out forward. We paid a high price to get where we are and we will not be stopped by difficulty, by defeat, by despair, by loneliness, by hunger, by fear, or doubt, or uncertainty.
We are resolute and we know that victory comes one step at a time, and comes to the one who will not to quit, who refuses to surrender to loss.
You and me – we will fight through the fog, through the storm, through the self-doubt and the sense of hopelessness because death is preferable to loss. I will die before I quit. So will you.
Stand, and with absolute resolve, fight.
The only time one fails is when one quits. Failure = quitter. Yahuah asks us to be action filled, no matter the task at hand, even if a temporary defeat occurs. Winning = Doing.
You know Dave, I can’t roll with that. There comes a time in some endeavors where the dead end has been reached and the task must be abandoned. Quitting it is the only viable option. To continue would be foolish, unwise. My mother told me long ago that I was “faithful to a fault.” She meant that I was faithful to people when it was not in my best interest to be faithful to them. And I knew what she meant but I remained faithful to my bad friends. A wiser man would have abandoned them, but a faithful man is rare in this world. On the other hand, I have often told my sons that winners never quit, and winning by quitting is not the strategy of a true champion. Some things are worth whatever the cost to remain in the game. Especially the important things like family, faith, righteousness. I know where you are speaking from, my friend. You stay strong.