~Endure til the end~

~"Those people who keep their faith til the end will be saved."~ Matthew 10:22

Have you ever just wanted to give up, throw in the towel and just walk away? We all have. But Christ has called us to be fighters, challenger's, conquerors. Not quitters.
It is in His promises that if we do not give up, we will be saved. If we endure til the end, we are written in the Lamb's Book of Life!
There can be so many challenges in life, marriage, raising children, difficult family members. We must fight to make it what it needs to be! Like a boxer who is all bruised and bloody at the end of his win, like a rock climber who is full of cuts and scrapes when he makes it to the top of the mountain and like a praying mother who has marks on her knees from praying so hard for her family, we must not give up! I can't help but think of the pierced skin and beaten body that Christ endured when He willingly hung on a cross for our sins. He didn't give up. He fought for what He knew was right.
Mother Theresa is credited with saying, "God didn't call us to be successful, just faithful."
The promised land is not for those who coast through life, without a fight, it is for those who fight for what is right and endure til the end.
Are you a fighter or are you just someone who is going to lay down and let go what you know is right?