This morning I met a crew of people at AnMed to go for a run. Some peeps went three miles, others went four—and then there were some of us that opted for the 7.2 mile run. (Because we are stupid!)
Anyway—I started WAY to fast…and about four miles in I began to hurt. The humidity was KICKING my tail! When I got to six miles I wanted to quit—but I kept telling myself, “Dude, you only have a mile left—don’t stop now!”
After I finished I could not stop thinking about Hebrews 12:1-3! Many times in the Christian life we are tempted to quit—things get tough, someone says something about us—you know! And for some reason we think if we give up on Jesus that things will just get better.
But I was reminded this morning that Jesus didn’t quit—neither should I! In fact, we can read in Hebrews 11 an entire list of people who didn’t quit—despite being persecuted in ways that most of us will never experience.
I just feel led this afternoon to tell someone out there—don’t quit! Life gets tough sometimes—we will always have to deal with this thing called REALITY…and in those times we are called to fix our eyes on Jesus because THAT is when He can become more real to us than ever before.
Don’t give up on Jesus—He didn’t give up on you!