I'm Done!

*   Ever get tired of trying?  I do.  
*   Ever feel as though your efforts are wasted?  I admit it.
*   Ever reached the point where you feel like Job, one punch to the heart after another?  I would be lying if I denied it.
*   Ever been so exhausted and frustrated that you honestly considered walking away?  Yeah, me too.

There have been times when, in spite of every ounce of Best Effort I could muster, it still didn't seem to matter.  There have been times when I was so frustrated that I couldn't even think straight.  There have been times....

And there will be more.  

A number of years ago there was this song. The lyrics of the chorus reminded me that I am not the only one who felt like Job:
"I get knocked down, but I get up again, You're never going to keep me down!"

Getting knocked into the dirt gives you one of three options:

1. Learn to become a fossil.
2. Learn to be an archaeologist.
3. Learn that getting knocked down is not the end of the world.  Sometimes you just have to dust yourself off and try a different trail.

The Apostle Paul was quite familiar with feeling beaten and even felt like giving up.  But God.....!