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We all know that life can be discouraging. Like everyone else, I’ve been through times when it seemed that everything was going wrong. In those moments it would have been easy to rationalize throwing in the towel and walking away from the situation; but whenever I managed to stay and work through the situation, it proved to be a life-changing event. There’s something about standing up in the face of adversity that tests and strengthens our character in profound ways.
This devotional from Daily Encounter urges us to follow the advice of Paul and to never waver in our diligence to the Gospel. Much like the famous Churchhill quotation to “never, never, never…give in,” we need to stick to our convictions in the good and bad times:
It was during World War II when Great Britain’s back was against the wall defending herself against seemingly overwhelming odds with the unrelenting onslaught of Hitler’s military might, and the unyielding bombing by the German Luftwaffe.
Winston Churchill was asked to address the students at Harrow School, the school I believe that Churchill himself had attended as a student. The following is the speech that he gave that day:
“Never give in—never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
When it came to never giving up Churchill certainly practiced what he preached. His determined leadership helped win the war against Germany. And when it comes to God’s work, let us all be like the Apostle Paul who said about his work for God: “It is God himself, in his mercy, who has given us this wonderful work [of telling his Good News to others] and so we never give up.”
Is your life characterized by this resolution? When life’s challenges feel overwhelming, what helps you to hold your ground and resist the urge to give up and walk away?
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