I almost Quit!

I almost Quit. I almost finished. I almost checked out.
I was ready to go home, ready to be in my own bed, be around my own comforts.
Inside I didn't care anymore about what I was doing. All these thoughts running in my mind
and I am just done. I was over it. I did 10 months, that's good enough. What's one more month?
It's not going to matter…

But it was!

I made a commitment to God, my family, my friends and mainly Myself.
That I was going to embark on an 11-month journey around the world, sharing the love of Jesus!

So what sparked this feeling? Why was I thinking these thoughts? Not once have I ever wanted to go home, not once have I ever felt that I needed to quit something I have started. Those that know me, know I finish anything I have ever started, and I am not satisfied unless it is finished.
 
So what was it? What was causing all these thoughts to run through my mind?
Sickness and Tiredness! Oh, and the enemy of course.
At your weakest moments the enemy knows when to start speaking lies and knows how to get you to almost give up.
Going on 11-Months straight you get physically tired. Any past racer will tell you that. Being in other countries, always on the move and not getting your rest every time also causes your immune system to go down. Your body becomes more easily prone to sickness.

2 days after we got to our ministry site in Malawi, I woke up in the middle of the night with a fever, headache, body-aches, sweating and chills. I knew it wasn't the flu. It was a slight case of malaria. So being tired and with the addition of malaria, I was done. I was over it, and the fact that I have gotten some kind of sickness at the beginning of every country ever since stepping in Africa. I was done.

A couple days after that I started to feel better and as I was walking to church the Lord renewed my Spirit. He started to speak life over me.
I am not a quitter, I am not a failure, I am Strong, I am Courageous, I am a Fighter, I am a Finisher, I am a Man of my Word, and I am a Warrior.
I walk in the church and a burst of energy comes over me and I start feeling renewed and ready to get this month going! I have finished the past 10 months well. I have one more to finish with a BANG!

So I will NOT quit, I will NOT check out, I am NOT done, I am NOT over it and I WILL Finish.

I will end this season of my life with NO regrets and I'll be Completely Satisfied!!