Don't Quit

Yesterday, I was watching the NFL playoffs. For those of you outside the USA, this is American football. The two teams playing were Atlanta and Seattle. At first, it appeared that the game would be rather boring. Atlanta had a very big lead early in the game and it looked as if Seattle would not be able to come back from such a big deficit.

But Seattle did come back. And with only 31 seconds left in the game, Seattle scored to take the lead. They had not quit on themselves. They had not given up the belief that they come overcome the early deficit and still win the game. And there they were, 31 seconds away from victory. They were playing the game at Atlanta's stadium and their fans were heartbroken, knowing that it would be nearly impossible for their team to score again with such precious little time remaining.

But Atlanta didn't quit, either. They quickly moved the ball down the field until they were close enough to score with 13 seconds left. Their kicker scored the points that gave them the lead again. Even so, Seattle came close to taking back the lead on the final play of the game. It was thrilling to watch. Neither team ever quitting on themselves or on their teammates. Both teams could have quit. Seattle could have quit when they were so far behind. But they didn't. Atlanta could have quit when they lost the lead with only 31 seconds left to play. But they didn't.

And there's a lesson in this for all of us to learn. No matter how much life has you down, don't quit. No matter how far behind you are on reaching your goals and achieving your dreams, don't quit. Likewise, no matter how good things are going for you, don't give up....don't quit putting out the effort that allowed you to have it so good in the first place. Don't quit on your dreams. Don't quit on your goals. Don't quit on your relationships. Don't quit on yourself. Just......don't quit.