If you\u2019ve thought about giving up, I have a quote that will motivate you to keep going: \u201cI didn\u2019t come this far to only come this far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Olympic gold-medalist Simone Biles said this during an interview on CBS \u201c60 Minutes\u201d Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The twenty-three-year-old gymnast discussed her disappointment over cancellation of the Olympic Games in 2020. After training for the event, she admitted feeling depressed and wanting to quit. One of her coaches said, \u201cYou\u2019ve trained so hard for this. Why would you give it up?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right,\u201d Simone said. \u201cI didn\u2019t come this far to only come this far.\u201d She\u2019s preparing to compete in the Olympics later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t want to forget her words. Maybe you need to memorize them, too, to encourage yourself on those days when you feel like quitting. Maybe you\u2019re there today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Friends have let you down. You feel alone…angry…sad\u2026hopeless. You’re tired of disappointment. Tired of feeling like you<\/em> are a huge disappointment. Beaten down and weary, you’re tired of pulling yourself up again. You’re just plain tired of hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re struggling, perhaps you\u2019ll find my coping mechanisms helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Praise is a lifeboat when you feel you\u2019re drowning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Praise is a lifeboat when you feel you\u2019re drowning. <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Passing through challenges that tempt me to quit, I run to my favorite place for comfort, motivation, and renewal–God’s Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High\u201d (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy\u201d (Psalm 105:43 NIV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains\u201d (Psalm 107:14 NIV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged\u201d (Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future\u201d (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t quit! You didn\u2019t come this far to only come this far!<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve ever felt like giving up, tell me how God brought you through it. And please share this article with your friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a9 Dianne Barker 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you\u2019ve thought about giving up, I have a quote that will motivate you to keep going: \u201cI didn\u2019t come this far to only come this far.\u201d Olympic gold-medalist Simone Biles said this during an interview on CBS \u201c60 Minutes\u201d Sunday. The twenty-three-year-old gymnast discussed her disappointment over cancellation of the Olympic Games in 2020. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[142,9,654,15,653],"class_list":["post-1513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-control-thoughts","tag-dianne-barker","tag-memorize-scripture","tag-praise","tag-when-you-feel-like-giving-up"],"yoast_head":"\n