TEN REASONS WHY YOU CANNOT GIVE UP

TEN REASONS WHY YOU CANNOT GIVE UP

I read an interesting article by Seun Emmanuel Alaofin, a young writer and motivational speaker.  I deem it appropriate to share it with you: “Ten Reasons Why You Cannot Give Up.”

REASON 1:  You have already started.  There is no need in stopping halfway.  I am sure that stopping halfway will not bring back all the time you have invested toward achieving your goal.

REASON 2:  You are almost there.  Typically, problems don’t show up until you are almost there.  Remember, it is painful to NOT achieve something you knew that you could, something that is almost within reach.

REASON 3:  You are stronger than your current problems.  Your problems are not there to intimidate you, but to challenge you to get better and move higher.  Your current challenge that looks like your number one enemy is actually a friend in disguise, trying to bring out the best in you.

REASON 4:  You believed you could do it in the first place, which was why you started.  You believed you could achieve it, which was why you put all that effort into it.  Why have you now decided to betray the strong belief you had in yourself?

REASON 5:  Before now, you focused on the benefits at the finish line.  Don’t you still want them?

REASON 6:  Yesterday’s problems are today’s success stories.  You will be highly gratified in the future – telling everyone how you were able to prevail and succeed.

REASON 7:  The problem you are facing now will give you the experience you need to get to the next level.  People who learn from their problems are able to cope better during the next phase of life.

REASON 8:  Your problem and your promotion are directly proportional.  In other words, the bigger your problem is, the greater your promotion will be.  The more you run from your problem, the more you lower your promotion possibilities.  It's up to you to decide; be wise.

REASON 9:  Most likely, you were tired of your previous state of affairs, which was why you decided to try something different.  Are you willing to travel backwards, or are you determined to move ahead?

REASON 10:  You have a BIG GOD who is ready, willing and able to support you.  He knows the beginning and he knows the ending.  He created you to experience abundant life and He believes in you.  GOD has given you power and authority over everything – including yourself and including your problems – so you have no reason to allow problems to dominate or discourage you.

The late Joe Gladys, my high school football coach, had a penchant for sharing inspirational power phrases.  One of his favorites was “A winner never quits, and a quitter never wins!”  So when you are tempted to throw in the towel, always remember this: IT’S TOO SOON TO QUIT.  Hang in there because it’s not over…until GOD says it’s over!

Finally, here is what your Creator says about you: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says  the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11) If GOD thinks you have the ability to prevail and prosper, surely you can, and surely you will!

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!