Don't Give Up

At New Life, in the month of March, we switch gears from taking every extra dollar we can and paying off or paying down debt, to giving those extra dollars away.

But before we do, I want to give you one more encouragement on the journey towards a debt free life.

“Don’t Give Up.”

 

Have you heard the Florence Chadwick?

 

She was an open water swimmer who had successfully swam across the English channel multiple times.  In 1952, she took on a new challenge:  Swimming the 26 miles between Catalina Island and the California coast.  In her first attempt, a thick fog settled in around her when she was well into the swim.  Unfortunately, Florence doubted her ability and soon gave up her effort.  Shortly after she was pulled out of the water she learned that she was only one mile away from the coast.

 

You and I may not be taking on a big swimming challenge like Florence Chadwick did but for those of us that are dealing with debt it can seem just as impossible.

We often feel like we are in a thick fog uncertain of when or how we will be able to get free from debt.

The key in being able to become debt free is simple – “Don’t Give Up”

 

I didn’t say it was easy.  I said it was simple.

If we don't give up, we will be able to finish the challenge of getting debt free.

 

Florence Chadwick gave up on that day but not on completing the challenge of swimming those 26 miles.  Two months after she had failed, she set out to swim from the distance between Catalina Island and the California coast again.  The thick fog also returned this second time.  But rather than giving up, Florence kept swimming and successfully reached Catalina.

 

What was the difference maker for her?  She said she had kept a mental image of the shoreline in her mind as she swam.

To be successful in your efforts to getting debt free, keep a mental image of what a debt free, fully funded life looks like.  That image will help you stay the course, even when the fog of life makes things seem uncertain.

 

Remember, “Don’t Give Up!”

 

Getting out of debt with you,

Pastor David