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It's Simple to Give Up

The easiest thing that we could do when there's a task in front of us is to give up. Let's say we have to do some daily chores of washing our clothes, cleaning the dishes, cleaning the living room, finish a project, or START on a paper...we can so easily throw our arms up in the air and leave things as they are, we can go back to watching Netflix or playing Call of Duty. That is very simple to do, to give up, I'm speaking to myself. I've had so many opportunities that I have not taken advantage of and I'm realizing this at a very late moment. I was laid off of my job a little over a month ago and have been looking for something new ever since, yet have not found anything. I'm currently also finishing my first semester of graduate school but I missed what God blessed me with, TIME. I wasted a lot of time that I could've used catching up on my school work and getting things in order, and I realize this now. It's a little late but I'm getting on top of things now.

So I want to encourage you, whoever is reading this. God blesses us with so many things in life and sometimes we don't realize the blessing we have right in front of our face. Not having a job, although difficult because hello, we need some income to live in this world...not having a job has also been a blessing, and I have no doubt in my mind that God will provide something better for me in the near future, but for the time being I need to take advantage of what I have....TIME

Therefore, analyze your day and everything going on in your life right now. We entered into the last month of this year and it'll fly by before we know it. Look at the blessings God has placed in your life and take advantage of every part of it.

Galatians 6:9 says, "So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up." Keep working hard in your job/career/school/hobby, dedicate that TIME God has blessed you with and don't let it go to waste, the good that you do in the will of God will bring a harvest of blessing, but we have to keep pushing each and every day.

I hope you have a wonderful start to December.

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