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We live in the Microwave generation. We want everything quickly: Instant credit, fast food, instant news. We\u2019ve been raised on 30 to 60 second commercials. We often don\u2019t have attention for anything that takes a long time. But, biblical discipleship and living a life of promise is not something that we can fast forward through. We click our way to maturity. <\/div>\n
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Can\u2019t get it together? Don\u2019t give up!<\/em>\n

When the world says, \u201cGive up,\u201d Hope whispers, \u201cTry it one more time.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/span>
Despite the titles that scream at us from book shelves, there really is no seven-step plan to a deeper relationship with God, no five-point promise to a prosperous soul, and no 30-day experience toward knowing the mind of Christ.<\/p>\n

Eugene Peterson in his book, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction<\/a><\/em>, says this:<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cEveryone is in a hurry. Everyone wants shortcuts. They are impatient for results. They have adopted the lifestyle of a tourist and only want the high points. There is a great market for religious experience in our world; there is little enthusiasm for the patient acquisition of virtue, little inclination to sign up for a long apprenticeship in what earlier generations of Christians called holiness. Growth, or discipleship, is more like cooking with a crock pot, instead of a microwave. It can be slow, long, and difficult, but is always the best way. \u201c<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If at work, things aren\u2019t going the way you think God wants them, don\u2019t give up!<\/em><\/p>\n

If your relationships are struggling, even though you are acting righteously, don\u2019t give up!<\/em><\/p>\n

If your world is crashing and you want to throw in the towel of your faith, don\u2019t give up!<\/em><\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t understand the mysteries of our faith and can\u2019t grasp the big picture, don\u2019t give up!<\/em><\/p>\n

If sin drags you down\u2026again\u2026 and you just can\u2019t get over the hump, don\u2019t give up!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Joining up with Bonnie Gray today, as she explores \u201cquitting\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily hinders our progress. And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us.
\u2014 Hebrews 12:1<\/em><\/span> <\/p><\/div>\n

Please, share with a friend if you feel moved.
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