"DON'T GIVE UP"

            "So let's not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the

                right time we will harvest a good crop if we don't give up."

                                          G A L A T I A N  6 : 9

           Sometimes the temptation to quit is overwhelming. When you feel beat and burned out, it seems like nobody cares whether you keep trying or not. Wells there's something I want you to hear loud and clear. I care! Never forget that for a minute. 

           In the midst of all your challenges, I'm with you. Life is a big tug-of-war between the call to care about others and to do good, and the temptation to quit. Quiting days that nothing matters and life is a throw away. When you hang in there and keep on keeping on," you affirm My call on your life to make a difference.

           Are You in the midst of a frustrating struggle? Before you throw  in the towel, remember this story about the bulldog.

          A man once owned two very fine bird dogs, and he spent many hours training them. One day he looked out his window just in time to see an ugly little bulldog digging his way under the fence into his bird dogs' yard. As the dog wriggled under the fence, the man realized it was too late to stop him.

          He though to himself how uneven the fight would be the. The poor little bulldog was surely no mztch for his animals snipping, barking, grwling tails and ears flying the battle raged. When the little dog had had enough, he trotted back to the hole under the fence and shimmied out.

          Amazed that none of the dogs looked any the worse for the fight, he didn't give the incident another though until the next day, when he saw the little bulldog coming down the sidewalk toward the hole in the fence. To his amazement, a repeat performance of the previous day's battle began. And once again, the little bulldod picked his moment to end the fight, left the bird dogs barking and snarling, and casually slid back under the fence.

         Day after day for over a week the unwelcome visitor returned to harass his bigger canine counterparts. Then the man was obliged to leave for a week on business. When he returned,he asked his wfe about the on-going battle.

         Battle?" She replied, "why there hasn't been a battle in four days."

         "He finally gave up?" Asked the bird dog owner.

         "Not exactly," she said. "That ugly little dog still comes around every day....he even shimmied under the fence until a day or so ago. But now all the he has to do is walk past the hole and those bird dogs tuck their tails and head for their doghouse whinning all the way."

         Sometimes persistence is the key to success!

         So, dig in, and stand up. I've got you covered, and I won't let you go. Don't give up! I love you.