I can neither confirm nor deny whether or not I tend to want to give up on DIY projects PR31 and I tackle. Okay, I can confirm it… I just don’t want to.
It’s true… I have great intentions. Then the project gets more complicated… or takes longer than expected… or just ceases to be as much fun as I thought it would be. The mundane and the minute details set in. And I just want to quit.
“Let’s just stop for now and go to bed.”
“Let’s just leave it at that point and pretend that was the look we were going for.”
Now, to give myself a small pat on the back, I have gotten a little better. (Or I’ve learned not to tackle as many projects.) But I’ve learned something from PR31…
At the point I want to give up, I’m much closer to being finished than when I began. And when I realize how much time, effort and energy I’ve already invested, the amount that is left to do seems small in comparison.
It would be like a runner getting to mile 25 of a marathon and wanting to quit. At that point, there is only 1.2 miles left. If they will just press on, they will accomplish something very few people do.
It would be like tilling the ground, pulling the grass and weeds, planting seeds, watering, feeding plants… and then giving up because you haven’t been able to pick any veggies yet.
This is much easier when we’re talking DIY projects and running and gardening than it is when we’re talking about finishing writing a book… or finding the right person to marry… or overcoming an illness… or finding a job. When these more serious tasks in life seem to drag on, we can get weary of doing the right things… We can want to quit.
But that’s not the time to quit! C’mon… you’re further along now than when you began. You’re almost there! Just a little more! You can make it! Don’t stop now! If you won’t give up, you’re closer than you’ve ever been to seeing that dream come true… that miracle take place… that project completed… that relationship restored.
Just a little more! You can do it!!! He who began a good work in you will see it through to completion… if you won’t give up on Him.
Take a deep breath… get your second wind… get another sip of coffee… and see this thing through! You’ll be glad you did!
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