Never Give Up!!

[CAPTAINZING2000]

Never Give Up!!“And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but anhandful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I amgathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son,that we may eat it, and die. And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go anddo as thou has said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring itunto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. For thus saith theLord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall thecruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth(1 Kings 17:12-14).”Today the United States creates more garbage than any other countryin the world. We are a throw away society. Disposable seems toalways be better than the reusable. It wasn’t always that way. Duringthe depression years and through much of the war years in the UnitedStates things were different. During those years not very much ofanything was thrown away because everything was needed to survive. Everything was used down to the last drop, down to the last tiny bit. During WW II tires were very hard to find because of use of thematerial in the war effort. Neighbors would sometimes share tires witheach other in order to have one vehicle they could use. If someone inthe family was ill, having a vehicle that had tires became veryimportant. Because of that, my Dad hoarded old tires for years afterthe war. He’s finally gotten rid of most of them now. But he stillremembers a time when an old tire would have meant almost thedifference between life and death. In these modern times I believe we give up too easily. We give up tooearly. We give up before it’s down to the last drop. We give up beforewe are down to our last dollar. We would do well to remember Elijahand the widow of Zarephath. God gave them the food they needed as longas it was needed. We should remember the example of our Lord at thefeeding of the five thousand and of the four thousand. Only a very littlefood and it was enough for only a few people. But our Lord blessed thefood and it was multiplied into a provision for the thousands withbaskets of food left over.Before we give up. Before we bail out. Let us give God an opportunityto work that miracle in our lives. Let us thank God for all that we haveand are. Ask Him to sustain us. When we think we can’t make itanother day, let us live one more and see what God will do. Whenwe’ve gone our last mile, let us walk one more. As we do, we will seethe hand of God upon our lives sustaining us each day as we trust Himto provide. Never, ever, give up!! NEVER GIVE UP!!

[nickishine]

Wow!

Just read this now and how powerful this is! It's so true! We've become so spoiled in our society -- the world today!... The Sermon on the Mt and the feeding of the 5,000 is something I should truly take deep into my heart on a daily basis! He loves me (us), He desires to take care of all my (our) needs, He desires to be the One who carries me (us) through the hell we go thru in life - Footprints in the Sand!... to help me (us) find triumph in our addictions, thru Him!

So glad I read this, Zing! What an inspiration!