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Don't Quit" is a favorite poem of mine I've used when teaching students and athletes as well as a personal motto I try to model myself, that I'd like to share.
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When things go wrong , as they sometimes will,
When the road you're on seems all uphill,
When funds are low and debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but DON'T QUIT!
Life is queer with its twist and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might of won had he stuck it out;
Don't give p though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver lining to the clouds of doubt.
And you never know how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when hardest hit-
IT'S WHEN THINGS SEEM WORST THAT YOU MUST NOT QUIT!"
Though this is often used as a secular poem that can refer to many aspects of life, I think it applies to our Christian walk as well. I Chronicles Ch. 28 vs. 20 Speaks to Solomon, David's son, in regards to building the temple. "Be strong and of good courage and do it: FEAR not nor be dismayed, for the Lord God will be with thee. He will not fail thee, until thou has finished."
For more encouragement read Hebrews Ch. 12 and 13. Ch. 12:1-2, paraphrased like this says,"Run with patience the race that is set before you laying aside every weight that easily besets us. Vs. 2 Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith".
"May the God of peace make us perfect in every good work to do His will, working in us that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ to whom be the glory for ever and ever, Amen". Hebrews. Ch.13 vs.20-21.
