Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win

Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win
There is a spiritual dormant cell that will be unleashed on the earth in the last days. You are on the delta force of the Sovereign. Beware! The fourth quarter will render a series of Fast Breaks. The Sovereign will step up the "game" in the last quarter. Their will be a game-winning drive that will buckle the will of the opposition. God is interested your character. The opposition will hang their weapons and heads on the mantle of defeat. The opposition will say, "For them to come back and score like that in the fourth quarter, it showed a lot of character..."  A cherry is the crowning jewel of any desert. We are the crowning jewel of creation. His "Well done" is the crowning jewel of our marathon race. It is the laurea laurel wreath at the winners circle of heaven.  “It is more probable that a well tried case will be lost due to a weak, poorly organized final argument than it is that a poorly tried case will be won by an effective argument.” Joseph V. Guastaferro Your objective is enduring the battle. That is a win for you. Gods objective is the battle. The Battle is The Lord's. 1 Sam 17:47 (NKJ) [David, speaking to Goliath] Joel 2:28 (The Message) 28-32 "And that's just the beginning: After that—    "I will pour out my Spirit    on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy,    also your daughters. Your old men will dream,    your young men will see visions. I'll even pour out my Spirit on the servants,    men and women both. The spiritual sleeper colony will be a Late Bloom. But you will enjoy the blossom.  I love the blossom. For He that endures to the end. You may win, but you must be alive to enjoy the winners celebration. Husband your strength for the accelerated push and drive at the end of the race. If you duck and weave, You may have a longer shelf life. Mark 13:13 the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved.” God knows the timing of the enemy. So don't waste your strength on the skirmishes that have no consequences. walk away from unnecessary conflict dig another well let them keep the gift you still have the giver some battles have no reward never negotiate with people that don't want peace Ecclesiastes 9:11 (The Message)11 I took another walk around the neighborhood and realized that on this earth as it is—<BR \>     The race is not always to the swift,    Nor the battle to the strong,    Nor satisfaction to the wise,    Nor riches to the smart,    Nor grace to the learned.    Sooner or later bad luck hits us all. Ecclesiastes 9:11 (King James Version)11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.   While you are waiting Taste the present (bitter and sweet) Always be present where you are focus information is lost when you don't focus Take time to unwrap the present I never walk fast but I never walk backwards There is something in those around you that you have not discerned. God hides gift in the most flawed vessels or else the unqualified would discover them Always allow room for others to turn around Save the Best for Last  “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumphs of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” --Theodore Roosevelt Winston Churchill, and Abraham Lincoln endured to the end. They lost political campaigns before achieving their destiny. He failed as a business man - as a storekeeper. He failed as a farmer - he despised this work. He failed in his first attempt to obtain political office. When elected to the legislature he failed when he sought the office of speaker. He failed in his first attempt to go to Congress. He failed when he sought the appointment to the United States Land Office. He failed when he ran for the United States Senate. He failed when friends sought for him the nomination for the Vice-Presidency in 1856   BROILED APPLES AND PEARS WITH ROSEMARY 4 Golden Delicious apples, unpeeled, halved, cored, thinly sliced lengthwise 4 Bosc pears, unpeeled, halved, cored, thinly sliced lengthwise 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary Fresh rosemary sprigs (optional) Preheat broiler. Brush 2 large baking sheets with olive oil. Gently toss apples, pears, 1/4 cup oil, and minced rosemary in large bowl. Arrange fruit in single layer on sheets. Broil until fruit is tender and edges begin to brown, watching closely to avoid burning and turning sheets for even browning, about 5 minutes. Transfer fruit to platter. Sprinkle with pepper. Garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired. Serve warm or at room temperature. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.) Makes 12 servings. Bon Appétit October 2001