today's quote 11/13

"Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. It is the first lesson that ought to be learned, and however early a mans' training begins, it is probably the last lesson he learns thoroughly." -Thomas Huxley 1895

re-learning the hard lessons of perseverance and discipline.
realizing it is a constant battle between flesh and spirit.
remembering that the struggle is common to all of humanity.

John faces it faithfully each day as he drives to work. The boys and their Mama, staring down a sinkful of dishes, a difficult math lesson, a bedroom strewn with Legos...it's the same lesson. We pray for more fruit of the Spirit, roll up our sleeves and trust the God who gives both the duty and the strength to complete it.