Can't Quit

We cannot quit on this journey.  It will be hard and some days we feel like giving up.  The battles we fought yesterday will not be the same ones that we face today, but quitting is not an option.  Even when the hits keep on coming. 

But no princess wants a knight in shinning armor.  They have not been tested in battle.  Our Armor of God should be dinged up, chipped and bent .  Dented by the flaming arrows that the enemy shoots our way.  We can be pressed on all sides, but not destroyed. (2 Corinthians 4:8-9) That is why He has given it to us, and we should not ever throw in the towel. 

We cannot quit because we have eyes on us.  Not the eyes of this world, they don't matter.  We have our wives and children, nieces and nephews.  Younger siblings looking up to us to see how we act.  Children that we mentor even if we don't see them.  The kids down the street, or the ones at church.  We may be the only reflection of Christ, the only christian influence in their lives.  We should be able to say, "Imitate me, as I imitate Christ", (1 Corinthians 11:1) if only with our actions. 

One of the best quotes that I have heard is from St. Francis, "Preach the gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words".  We have all found out that our actions speak louder than our words.  This confirms it. 

I want to leave a legacy for my children.  Not material things, though that would be fine too, but a legacy of them knowing how to worship God.  Of how to pray and how to listen for prayers being answered.  I want to be able to pass down my Armor of God 'know how', so they do not have to try and figure it out on their own.  But to be able to do that, I cannot quit.  I want to show them by my actions that when the devil throws punches, my God blocks them for me. 

We can't quit.  There is too much to lose.