Please, Don't Give Up
Job 2:9
"Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die."
One of the saddest statements I have found in the Scriptures is in the verse above when Job's wife said to him, "Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die." After all that Job had been through, his wife watched him continuing to fight to keep his integrity. Most likely the statement above was made out of love for her husband. Job's wife was watching the love of her life go through unmentionable heartache and physical ailments, and she still saw her husband fighting not to give up his integrity. A lot can be said about a man who went through all that Job endured and still did not give up. I am so thankful for the example of this great man who wouldn't give up in spite of all that he endured.
Sometimes it may seem like you are at your wits end with everything in life, but I want to encourage you not to give up. It may seem like the battle to stay above water financially never ends, but please don't give up. It may seem that you have tried everything possible to win that lost loved one to Christ, but please don't give up. You may have tried everything you know to get through to your teenager that you want the best for them, but please don't give up. You may be fighting a deadly disease and feel like you can't go another day, but please don't give up.
Christian, we all will have our heartaches through life, but there is someone watching you who needs you to keep fighting. Your example of not giving up is what keeps them going. You may feel that it's worthless to keep up the fight, but if you give up then you will influence someone else to quit fighting.
I beg you, please don't give up because there is a better day coming. I'm thankful that Job never gave up the fight for his integrity because he saw the fruit of the fight at the end of his life. If you will not give up, you will one day be rewarded for the fight. Don't allow the hardness of the trials to take your fight away. Keep fighting and please don't give up!
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