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Father
& Son March 2002
We were spending time with my wife's parents a few weeks ago
and my father-in-law said something to my boys which I had never
heard before. "There was a man who wisely said, 'be sure
you're right, then go ahead,' he also added this to wit, 'be
sure you're wrong before you quit.'" I found this to be
one of the most profound things I have heard in a long time.
Throughout my life, Pop has given the okay to a number of pursuits
with this one requirement "Don't quit." You see, quitting
is one of those things that gets easier the more you do it.
I have had quite a rare couple of months and in a recent and
particularly difficult moment, my brother offered his help,
with one expectation: "Don't quit." I've come to understand
something about this fight in which we all find ourselves. Our
enemy must knock us out to win. We, on the other hand, are only
required to be standing when the final bell rings, to receive
our prize. "Take up the whole armor of God, that you may
be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to
stand." Ephesians 6:13 A cheer in this sometimes long and
tiring race from a fellow participant, father and son to fathers
and sons. |
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