Do You Ever Just Quit?

Ever quit something?

As an educator, I have always encouraged our students, if they start an activity or sport, to complete the season. Every year we have a few students that decide three weeks into the activity season to quit because of playing time or they are just not having fun. We always visit with the kids, before they officially quit, to encourage them to stay and work through the difficulties or work harder to gain more playing time.

It’s so easy to quit. It doesn’t take much work or effort. I see kids quit all the time. I also see their parents quit. I see marriages end in divorce. I have seen kids decide to quit life. And I have seen parents quit on their kids.

It’s so easy to quit! Anything in life that is worthwhile takes work. It takes hard work. If you want good grades, it takes hours of study. If you want success on the basketball court, it takes hours of practice. If you want strong marriages, it takes understanding, forgiveness and communication.

It’s easy to quit. It’s easy to turn in the uniform. It’s easy to drop the class. It’s easy to file divorce papers. It’s easy to say no to God. When the job, task or situation gets tough, do you want to quit? Many do in our society of today. Many can't cope with the stress and demands of the job or task (or the attacks).

It takes hard work to be a Christian. It takes dedication, time, energy and a daily commitment that whatever happens, my God will help me through it. That means if I have an argument with my spouse, if the boss is upset with me, if I don’t make the traveling team, if a patron blasts me at a board meeting, whatever happens, God will help me through the situation.

Think what happens when we quit. When we say, “I’m done. I can’t do this any longer. I can’t make it through this situation again.” When we quit, we don't grow. We don't understand what it means to persevere and come out ahead because of the situation or stance we had to go through and we made it. The feeling is great when we can finally see through the clouds.

Never ever quit. It's too easy.