I first heard the mouse story, sometime in my pre-teenage years.
Maybe you have heard it before.
The lesson the story teaches is ever-relevant to daily human lives , even today.
Three mice , hoping for a refreshing drink of milk , fell into a large jug of milk.
After filling up, the thieving mice tried to get out of the jug of milk , but they could not .
Then they began swimming and splashing around in their desperate bids to claw up the sides of the jug , to grab its rim and then to jump out .
But all their efforts were in vain.
After a long spirited battle for survival, two mice became exhausted, they gave up clawing and splashing around in the milk and then the poor mice sank to the bottom of the jug and drowned in the milk.
One could say " They met their Waterloo ! Serves the thieving mice right !"
But spare a kind thought for them.
Give them some credit. Mice have no jobs and no income but they have got to feed and survive in a world of humans who are very hostile to mice and other vermin.
Would I allow mice, cockroaches or any other vermin in my house ?
Of course not! I'll call in the Exterminator to clear them out .
Would I allow mice, cockroaches or any other vermin in my house ?
Of course not! I'll call in the Exterminator to clear them out .
The third mouse kept on splashing around and kept on making frantic treading motions in the milk with its tiny legs and arms; in a desperate effort to stay afloat.
After a long struggle, the milk under the mouse churned into cream , then the cream thickened and transformed into cheese!
Talk of dogged courage!
By its unrelenting treading efforts, our friend , the thieving "Mousey" had inadvertently become a cheese maker!
Thereafter, the poor little, thieving mouse was able to climb on the solid cheese and jumped out of the milk jug.
The gutsy little fellow then ran away at top speed to its well-deserved freedom!
Cheery story indeed.
The title of this my blog should have been " Quitters are Losers" . Right ?!
Nah.
I believe some Quitters don't win . But I do not subscribe to the notion that all Quitters are Losers.
Not all Remainers are winners
I believe some Quitters don't win . But I do not subscribe to the notion that all Quitters are Losers.
Not all Remainers are winners
Sometimes unnecessarily , you lose a lot of time , money and efforts by staying put and by keep trying to fight to "win" in a situation which does not deserve your fight .
This is like flogging a dead horse to revive it.
Therefore there are different classes of Quitters and Remainers.
The questions are what are you quitting from ?
What are you fighting to retain ?
What are you fighting to retain ?
Is that thing, that job, business; or that place , that relationship or that person worth wasting your time, your efforts and your resources on ?
Are they worth your struggles and fighting to hold on to such hopeless situations and dying or dead relationships?
I believe in holding on and fighting to retain anything good , profitable and blessed.
In each situation or challenge you encounter , assess them , weigh your options , seek and listen to the counsel of the Holy Spirit .
I don't think the little mouse started struggling because he knew that his milky prison will transform into life-saving cheese .
The little fellow was just trashing around in a reflex action to survive.
Your dear life ; both your biological life on earth and your eternal life are worth fighting for .
One should stay put and fight the battle for survival ; for your dear life till the very end , like the mouse did.
Stay focused , steadfast and strive for your crown of eternal life; till the end of your life.
Are they worth your struggles and fighting to hold on to such hopeless situations and dying or dead relationships?
I believe in holding on and fighting to retain anything good , profitable and blessed.
In each situation or challenge you encounter , assess them , weigh your options , seek and listen to the counsel of the Holy Spirit .
I don't think the little mouse started struggling because he knew that his milky prison will transform into life-saving cheese .
The little fellow was just trashing around in a reflex action to survive.
Your dear life ; both your biological life on earth and your eternal life are worth fighting for .
One should stay put and fight the battle for survival ; for your dear life till the very end , like the mouse did.
Stay focused , steadfast and strive for your crown of eternal life; till the end of your life.
" Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. "
1 Timothy 6 :12. (ESV)
Wisdom dictates that you quit all situations and associations which threaten your life, your peace, your sanity and which destroy your self-esteem and general well-being.
You lose NOTHING but gain a lot of good things and you retain your health, integrity and peace of mind when you quit certain unpleasant situations or toxic relationships, completely.
If you QUIT a lifestyle of smoking, drug abuse, binge drinking , sexual promiscuity, crime ; what good thing do you lose?
You lose NOTHING good.
But you gain power and access to start a better lease of life as a profitable living soul.
If you QUIT a long-standing abusive and toxic relationship you gain a lot peace and self-esteem.
What do you gain by staying put and fighting to remain in a loveless relationship with a man or woman who is unrepentant in being promiscuous, rude , arrogant , aggressive ; and who actually thinks that you should be grateful to her or him because she or he is doing you a favour by remaining in a relationship with you?
To survive unpleasant characters and challenges which come your way ; prayerfully examine them to know how to survive them by embarking on positive ACTION !
Know when to QUIT or to STAY PUT.
11" And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart.
12As you enter the house, greet it. 13And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 15Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town ". Matthew 10: 11- 15 Life goals are achieved not only by blowing "hot air" and "blowing mouth"!
If you "exercise faith" by claiming and declaring all the deliverance and prosperity promises in the Bible, or "confessing positive words and thinking positive thoughts", or whatever ; from now till Kingdom come ; without acting out your faith ; you would be wasting your time.
Proverbs 13:4; James 2 : 14.
Some people would argue that prayer changes things.
Yes, prayer changes things; but remember that there are some strong -willed human beings with evil characters and there are some unpleasant situations which will NOT change, even with prolonged prayers.
Recognise them , know when to quit fighting to change them and then move on to your new lease life.
2 Samuel 12 : 1 - 22.
You future depends on making the right decisions in this regard.
In every unpleasant situation you must weigh your options to know whether to keep treading milk , like our friend , the little fighter-mouse or to QUIT to live out your life elsewhere in a better environment.
May you abound in grace to receive wisdom and strength to know whether to quit or remain in toxic relationships and very unpleasant situations.
Amen.
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Tina David at 09:31
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