Never
Quit
Rudy had a dream. He wanted to play football
for Norte Dame. There was a problem though. Rudy had very little athletic
ability. He was smaller than the average football player and his grades were
way below par. Still Rudy wanted to play football at Norte Dame. After
graduating from high school he spent a year working in a local steel mill. He
received very little support from friends and family in his efforts to attend
Notre Dame. Rudy never forgot about his dream. One year after graduating high
school Rudy applied for enrollment at Norte Dame. He was denied. He enrolled at
a near by Junior College and studied night and day. For the first time in his
life he received high grades in all his classes. After the first semester he
reapplied at Notre Dame only to be denied once more. The discouraged young man
was motivated even more to study harder and longer and received
high grades the second semester. Rudy applied once again to Notre Dame. He was
denied. This happened four times until finally he was a
accepted as a student at
I will not give up. That is the attitude I, as a
Christian, need to have. I will not allow Satan to knock me down without
getting back up. I will be persistent in teaching the word of God to those
around me even when they do not listen. I will have one purpose before me at
all times and that is the work of the Lord. I will train and prepare my self
for the battle no matter what the cost may be. I will run the race even when I
get tired. I will fight the fight even when the armor seems heavy. I will have
no concern for my selfish wants but only look to what is best for the church. I
will do all this because of a dream that I shall not forget,
the dream that one day I will be in Heaven.
---- Josh Webster