I am a Quitter
Author: Angela CraigToday’s post was written with love for my friends with God-Sized Dreams!
I am a quitter by nature.
Allow me to define quitter before I move on: Someone who stops all action or withdrawals from the world when things get tough.
I have quit emotionally and physically.
I have quit when things got tough.
I have quit when crisis hit.
I quit when people didn’t like me.
I have quit when I was tired.
I have quit when I wasn’t appreciated.
I have quit when the goal seemed to surpass my ability and energy to keep going.
I have quit when I didn’t feel I got the recognition or promotion I deserved.
I have quit working out, eating right, and doing dishes or making my bed.
I have quit jobs, relationships, ministries, and churches.
I have quit believing that I would ever be healed, restored or transformed into the woman God wanted me to be.
I have quit believing in my dreams.
I was centered on myself – ruled by my emotion – driven by the need for security and control.
I became so SELF-centered that I forgot to be GOD-centered.
I forgot it is His purposes I live for, not my own.
I forgot it is in my vulnerability and weakness (physically and mentally) that God is most powerful (2 Corinthians 12:9).
I forgot I was not trying to win the approval of human beings but of God who loves me unconditionally (Galatians 1:10)
I forgot I don’t need a title, an education, money, or endorsements to do what I was meant to do. God is my provider and promoter.
I forgot that FEAR = UNBELIEF in God’s ability to fulfill all of His promises (Acts 13:13-41).
I know I am not alone. Maybe you are a woman who is a quitter by nature.
It is okay!
There is no condemnation in Christ – only grace (Romans 8:1)!
Every day, you and I have the opportunity to walk out of the old and into the new.
For people to see Jesus, they need to see Christian women thrive in rough times, not withdraw from the world.
He has given you gifts and talents specifically designed to woo people to Him. How will you use them today?