Friday, January 11, 2019

Ask, Seek, Knock.

ASK, SEEK KNOCK.

It sounds so simple, doesn't it? But it doesn't take a lot of time to arrive at the notion that merely asking or seeking or knocking once is enough. I'm reminded of the woman who wouldn't give up on bringing her case before the judge...and he finally give in to her demands for a fair hearing because she didn't give up.

Simple to say, "Don't give up. Never say never. Persevere." The trouble is in actually persevering! Tolerating disappointment, day after day, feeling discouraged yet aware that the emotions don't alter the need to put the willpower in gear.

How often do your emotions keep you from persevering?

One of my favorite quotes about writing came from a British writer, who said that the most important ingredient in being a successful writer was, "bum glue." In short, you glue your bum to the chair and write. Don't feel like it? Tough, keep writing. Uninspired. Just keep writing and fix it, add sparks and fuel and fire later, just keep at it.

Jesus wants us to hang in there, fight the good fight, to remember Churchill's fiery speech every day, and "Never give up!"

"Fight the good fight of the faith to which you were called...." Paul told Timothy. "Never give up."