Today's Food for Thought (September 29, 2017)

"You are not obligated to win. You are obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day," - Marian Wright Edelman

The daring-to-try person is a winner. It is impossible to be a total loser if you will only start. That’s because the person who begins has won the battle over inertia. And the real glory in being knocked down to your knees is getting up and coming back. Push through helplessness and push ahead taking each day as a new step. Don't stop trying – miracles come in undefined and unplanned moments. God has got you this far as a promise that He is able to get you beyond. His blessings abound.

To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on. The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. Life itself is a challenge that we have to face. You lose some, you win some. But if you never give up, you will discover that sacrifices have the greatest rewards. Remember, life isn't about being fair, it's about surpassing the unfair reality. We can't have all that we desire...But God will give us all that we deserve. Faith in God is still the best armor. 

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 87 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 94 days remaining before 2017 ends.