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On July 4, 1952 Florence Chadwick attempted to swim the 26 miles from Catalina Island to Long Beach, California. The waters of the Pacific were cold, sharks swam nearby, and a dense fog made it impossible for her to see the California coast. After 15 hours she was exhausted and despite repeated encouragements from her coach she gave up. When she realized that she had been only half a mile from shore when she quit, she said, “If I could’ve seen the land, I could’ve made it.”
Keep your eye on the goal and you will make it. Lose sight of your goal and despair will tempt you to give up.
“Strip down, start running—and never quit!”
— Hebrews 12:1 (MSG)
Lord Jesus, help us focus with laser like vision on the finish line. Amen.