Thought for Saturday, March 23rd

March 23, 2013

Quitters Never Win

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,  Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews  12:1-2

“For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name,

He writes – not that you won or lost – but how you played the Game.”

-       Grantland Rice

There is no room for quitters in the Army of the Lord.  There is no excuse for walking away from the challenges of life when you are on God’s team.

We are told to run the race: to press towards the mark: to reach to obtain the goal and to walk as victors and over comers in this life, because we have the promise and assurance that we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.

We win, if only we will persevere.  As the end of time draws near: it will be a greater challenge: as our faith grows we will face our giants and endure tribulations: as we learn patience as we watch and wait upon the Lord – we will face fire and testing: but in it all we will win if we endure, continue on, trust and obey and continue to bless the Lord at all times, allowing His praise to be continually and constantly on our hearts and in our mouths.

You can’t win if you don’t play and winning does not mean you take your marbles and run home if things don’t go your way.

Winning is about teamwork, cooperation, working together and never giving up or giving in and being committed to keep on keeping on until you reach the end.

For each of us winning is being the best we can be and becoming the most we can become for God’s glory, in accordance with His design and to fulfill His plan for our lives.

Today’s Prayer

Father, thank you that I am a winner in you and because of you and never let me lose sight of the prize I seek to win, which is your approval and pleasure with what I do and say.