Don’t Give Up!

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Hard to believe, but 34 years ago today I attended my first class in the martial arts. Who would have thought that first class would have started a journey that resulted in our school Whole Armor Martial Arts, and thousands of students having the experience of training in Christian martial arts. I am truly humbled and blessed that God has taken me on this amazing ride, and honestly I hope that we’re just getting started!

The Bible tells us in Philippians 1:6, “Being confident of this very thing, He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” In other words, God is going to finish what He started and it’s important that we don’t give up!

I was talking with a student recently who was very discouraged and wanted to quit training. As I listened to them share their feelings it was apparent that they still really wanted to do well, but were just stuck spinning their wheels and not making any progress anymore. So I encouraged them not to throw away their years of investment, and try to make a fresh start with a new focus on having fun again. We moved to a different class for some change of scenery and I think they are going to do real well. And I’m so glad because I don’t think that anyone is in our school by accident – God is doing a work in each of our lives and I would hate to have anyone leave before its done.

So what is it that God has started in your life, but you’ve kind of given up on? It could be a talent, interest or dream that has just been sitting on the shelf, maybe even for years. Could it be that God would love to make something amazing come of that if you’d just get back in the game and let Him continue what He started?

There’s an old saying that “God don’t make no junk.” And that’s true about each of us. God has invested something very special in you that he wants to develop and grow and use to do extraordinary things that only you can do. So how ‘bout it? Don’t let another day go by without diving in and being part of the wonderful and exciting adventure that God created you for!