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Thursday, April 12, 2007

Don't Quit

For those of you that can't read Hindi (the above title) it says, "Don't Quit".

Have you ever tried to do something really good in your life and felt like life was against you? One thing I've learned is that life's a punk - you stand up to him, and he just walks away. Life will give you whatever you take. So whatever crap you'll take, it will give you - but it will also give you whatever you take from it.

It's a lot like raising kids, I think. When your kids know you mean what you say and you say what you mean, then they give you obedience in return. And when you make a major life decision, life is going to check your integrity, just like your kids do. Once you have established your integrity, then achieving your desired results becomes easier.

Breaking through the "crap barrier" is a matter of doing all you can do. If you really do all you can do, then all you can do is enough. Most people stop short of all they can do. A wise man once said that when you decide to do something great with your life, in the first 18 months - everything will turn to crap.

Something my husband has preached about is "The Hagar Principle". (He made that up himself, thank you). Hagar was the bondwoman of Abraham and Sarah and in charge of taking care of Sarah. She was Abraham's concubine and bore him a child, Ishmael. When Sarah's son Isaac was born, she wanted to Hagar to go and Abraham sent her away with minimum provisions. She wound up out in the desert with no water, wondering if she and her child would die. She had no resources left. And God appeared to her and pointed out a well nearby. The question may arise, did God perform a miracle? Yes, but instead of making the well instantly appear out of nowhere, I believe he opened her eyes. The miracle was that he opened her eyes to resources he had already provided. The well was there all along, she just didn't see it.

Ultimately, you have to decide if you are going to be a victim, or if you are going to take responsibility for your life. A victim doesn't see the resources available for them and therefore takes whatever life hands them and whines about doing their best. A champion chooses to take responsibility, asks God for understanding and help, and then gets off their butt and does something. To return to Hagar - God pointed the well out - but if she had wanted to think about how tired she was and had been too lazy to get up off her butt and go get the water, then she still would have died.

Right now, we are feeling a lot of growing pains and there are a lot of learning curves in our business. Money is tight...some weeks we eat beans for dinner...sometimes there isn't enough gas to take us where we need to go...frequently my kids go without. But every time that we suffer a setback, the means to overcome it is within our reach as long as we're willing to move and take it. I refuse to be a victim of life. I will take whatever resources I need from it and I will make it happen. Sorry, punk...I'm here to stay. I'm not quitting.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Determination :) It will take you far!

Girl Gone Wild - BibleStyle said...

Oooo...go get 'em!!

KiniWoman said...

You get 'em!!

Btw, I see a lot of ????'s today instead of the funky boxes and characters that were there earlier! Maybe you are getting to them?

Tammy said...

OK, I have no idea what that last person just said...

Those are some good thoughts...too often, I am tempted to be let life seem harder than it needs to be.
After reading your post, I wanted to invite you to come over and read about the special speaker we had church on Easter. He made overcoming incredible odds and being joyful in spite of circumstances come alive and very real!
Blessings!