Don't You Quit.........I Said Don't You Quit!!!!!!!!!
Good Morning Girls! This week I am sharing with you all Lessons of INSANITY. They are examples of God's Word coming to life during my INSANITY workout series. On Saturday I posted Dig Deeper. If you haven't had a chance to read it, I encourage you to do so before continuing here.
There are many times during this workout when I feel as though I cannot go on one more second. My legs feel like lead. My butt hurts. My breathing is labored. My mind is telling me "there's no way!" I am trying to Dig Deeper and push through, but I am struggling. Just when I am sure I am about to collapse into a heap on the floor I hear "Don't you quit now! You can do this! I am right here. I am with you! Don't quit!"
I look up and see Shaun T's big baby face up close in the camera saying these words of encouragement to me. Now I know he cannot actually see me, but here's the thing...... He does know that most anyone who is doing this workout is going to feel like I am feeling at that moment, and he knows we are going to need a lift. A nudge. A "You Go Girl! You can do this!" So he does the only thing he can do from a tv screen. He offers me a word. A word of encouragement. A word that builds my confidence. A word that breaths new life into me. A word that speaks louder than the whiney words of my flesh and negative words of my mind.
Suddenly, my jumps are a little higher. My legs are a little faster. My breathing is a little more in rhythm. And my thoughts change from "I can't go on" to "I can do this!" All this simply because a man I have never met before looks at me on my tv and says "Don't quit! You can do this!"
Girls, never underestimate the power of a simple word! I know there have been many times when a friend has shared with me a pain or trouble they are going through and I desperately want to make that pain go away. I want to fix their problem. I want to make it all better. Many times I feel as though I don't even have the proper response, or the right words to say. Not only am I unable to fix it, but any words I have seem trivial and inadequate. There is nothing I can do......
Aahhhh.....but there is! I can offer them a word. A word of encouragement. And that is what I do. Often times I simply say "I don't know what to say. I don't have any answers. But I do know this. I know you can handle this. I know you will be okay. I know things will work out in the end. I don't know how. I don't know when. But they will."
In fact, many of you have done this for me! You have responded to my written cries for help (even at times when I wasn't aware I was crying for help) and you have offered me a word of encouragement. You have said "I don't know what to say......but I love you!" and guess what......my jumps get a little higher. My feet move a little faster. My breathing begins to slow down. And the whiney words and negative thoughts are replaced with words of encouragement and often the Word of God!
So Girls, when you see someone in distress, don't feel helpless. We all have the ability to ease someone's pain and burden.....even if only for a moment. I know you can do it.......I've experienced you in action!
1 Thessalonians 5:11 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.
Love, thanks, and an encouraging word to you all,
Jen
There are many times during this workout when I feel as though I cannot go on one more second. My legs feel like lead. My butt hurts. My breathing is labored. My mind is telling me "there's no way!" I am trying to Dig Deeper and push through, but I am struggling. Just when I am sure I am about to collapse into a heap on the floor I hear "Don't you quit now! You can do this! I am right here. I am with you! Don't quit!"
I look up and see Shaun T's big baby face up close in the camera saying these words of encouragement to me. Now I know he cannot actually see me, but here's the thing...... He does know that most anyone who is doing this workout is going to feel like I am feeling at that moment, and he knows we are going to need a lift. A nudge. A "You Go Girl! You can do this!" So he does the only thing he can do from a tv screen. He offers me a word. A word of encouragement. A word that builds my confidence. A word that breaths new life into me. A word that speaks louder than the whiney words of my flesh and negative words of my mind.
Suddenly, my jumps are a little higher. My legs are a little faster. My breathing is a little more in rhythm. And my thoughts change from "I can't go on" to "I can do this!" All this simply because a man I have never met before looks at me on my tv and says "Don't quit! You can do this!"
Girls, never underestimate the power of a simple word! I know there have been many times when a friend has shared with me a pain or trouble they are going through and I desperately want to make that pain go away. I want to fix their problem. I want to make it all better. Many times I feel as though I don't even have the proper response, or the right words to say. Not only am I unable to fix it, but any words I have seem trivial and inadequate. There is nothing I can do......
Aahhhh.....but there is! I can offer them a word. A word of encouragement. And that is what I do. Often times I simply say "I don't know what to say. I don't have any answers. But I do know this. I know you can handle this. I know you will be okay. I know things will work out in the end. I don't know how. I don't know when. But they will."
In fact, many of you have done this for me! You have responded to my written cries for help (even at times when I wasn't aware I was crying for help) and you have offered me a word of encouragement. You have said "I don't know what to say......but I love you!" and guess what......my jumps get a little higher. My feet move a little faster. My breathing begins to slow down. And the whiney words and negative thoughts are replaced with words of encouragement and often the Word of God!
So Girls, when you see someone in distress, don't feel helpless. We all have the ability to ease someone's pain and burden.....even if only for a moment. I know you can do it.......I've experienced you in action!
1 Thessalonians 5:11 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.
Love, thanks, and an encouraging word to you all,
Jen
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