Quitting is a Choice

I’ve recently been given the option to quit.

Not my job. Not really. No one really in particularly GAVE me the option.

I gave it to myself. I took a look at my reflection and realized I could just give up. Whatever seems difficult, whatever has been causing me stress, I can decide to just let go of the responsibility and quit.

A quitter sees adversity and says “that’s not worth it.” They don’t have the capacity to see past the short term and see what’s possible at the end of the finish line.

A quitter looks at the hardship, confusion, and lack of clarity and blames it externally rather than reflecting on how it happened internally.

A quitter allows themselves extended celebration time and infrequent criticism and improvement.

A quitter chooses to be transparent with the amount of excuses hindering them and blind to the opportunity that is actually laid down in front of them.

These things are all chosen at the crossroad. There are moments where you realize you can do the hard thing, or the easy thing.

You’re at the gym and realize you could do one extra set, or you could just “call it a day” and go home. You’re about to go to bed but you could floss or just wait until tomorrow to start that habit. You’re faced with staying late to guarantee success for tomorrow or leave early and hope everything works out.

I want to be known for choosing to win. Regardless of my skill level, regardless of my ability, I want to be known as someone who always chose to do the difficult thing in the face of adversity.

“Nothing good ever happened accidentally”

I want to get better. I want to be healthier. I want to be a better leader. I want to be a better follower. I want to be a better Disciple. I want to be a good spouse someday. I want to be a great dad someday.

There is a truth and reality about growth that has shown itself to me in the leaders I follow and the people I admire.

The greatness acheived by anyone is directly correlated to the amount of sacrifice given.

There’s a lot of things I want to do. There’s a lot of things I want to be. And there’s a lot of things I want to have. However, if I want to be great, I have to sacrifice greatly. Am I ready for that? Am I scared? Perhaps. Probably. Tbh I totally am.

Lucky for me (and you) is that it’s best to give up incrementally. Give up 5 minutes, then 15. Give up one cookie, then all of them. It is said that God will only put you through something you can handle. This is comforting, yet I have also heard the opposite. God will put you through seasons you cannot handle, because there are truly situations we cannot go through alone. We need Him.

Always.

In order to be a winner. In order to be better. In order to sacrifice. It’s comforting to know I have God with me and that if I were to try as hard as I could, it would all be for naught if the Lord was not with me.

Choose winning. Choose the hard thing. Choose Jesus.