Easy Does It

Sound familiar? 

What a mouthful – these three words, Easy Does It. 

In the context of enduring to the end, this phrase can mean to pace ourselves so that we can keep on keeping on. It can mean to avoid getting too wound up, too excited. It can mean to be balanced. It can mean “not too much too soon.” 

By using the Easy Does It philosophy, we can theoretically avoid getting too tired. 

When I get too excited or in too big of a hurry, I become prone to making mistakes. 

Nervous energy tends to replace clear thinking when I fail to follow the Easy Does It plan. Fatigue sets in with discouragement not far behind. 

DON'T QUIT

Author Unknown

When things go wrong as they sometimes will

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill

When the funds are low and the debts are high

And you want to smile but you have to sigh

When care is pressing you down a bit --

Rest if you must but don't quit.

Success is failure turned inside out

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt

And you never can tell how close you are

It may be near when it seems afar.

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit

It's when things go wrong that you mustn't quit.

If we give up, it could be all over. But if we Easy Does It, we are still in there, keeping on keeping on. And we have a chance to go forward, unswerving, unflinching, and indomitable until the whole task is done.

How great would it be to pace ourselves such that the Holy Spirit always is ahead of our minds, and our minds always are ahead of our emotions and actions? 

Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest .

Romans 2:7 (NIV) To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.

2 Thessalonians 3:13 (NIV) And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right. 

Galatians 6:9 (NIV) Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 

Easy Does It

(Until next time....)