Grit Don’t Quit – Friday

Week 2 | Been There

Listen instead of reading

Take a Moment

Ask God what He wants to show you before reading today

Read The Daily

No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. (Romans 8:37)

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between those who are defeated by struggle and those who are sharpened by it? Between those who are broken by pain and those who are made wiser by it? The answer is resilience. Resilience comes from the knowledge that no matter how terrible or powerful our mistakes and failures are, nothing can ever separate us in any way from God’s love for us in Christ (see the daily verse above). As a follower of Jesus, you have the power of the resurrected Christ residing in you to get back up when you feel knocked down. But the choice is yours. You can choose to either grow your resilience and cultivate grit or quit and walk away. You aren’t guaranteed success for persevering, but your belieft, no matter the outcome, is your greatest act of love for your God. The next time you want to throw up your hands and quit, ask yourself the question: Am I willing to trust, run my race, and not give up out of trusting God is control?

If you determine that quitting isn’t an option, then how will you choose to proceed? (There are certain situations where quitting is the appropriate option, but I’m addressing those times when our choice is between trusting God and turning from His purpose for you.) The first thing you need to realize is that you need the power and wisdom of the Holy Spirit. It was never God’s expectation that God’s people carry out God’s principles without God’s power. That would be impossible. You aren’t alone in this! With the Holy Spirit, we are led, guided, and empowered to do what God calls us to do. We need the voice of God to remind us we have the grit to keep going.

If we’re honest, most of us live in the space somewhere between living to our fullest potential and wanting to quit. And living in that middle can be discouraging. Most of the time, when we struggle, it’s within the framework of the choices we believed were the best ones we could make to obey the God-call on our lives. You said yes to God, but now you’re experiencing so much resistance against the thing you felt called to do.

Prayer for the Day

God what are you  showing me?  What am I going to do about it? 

God help me to see one person that I can serve through a kind word, random act of kindness, or simple gift today?

Make sure you complete the reading or comment today.

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4 x 6 Plan | Read: Mark 14:32-42 & 2 Corinthians 6:14-18