Grind it out.

That's a phrase that was often repeated by Ray Croc the man behind the world renown McDonald's corporation. He was a paper cup salesman. He stepped up to begin selling milk shake machines. He was fascinated by a little hamburger stand that needed multiple milk shake machines. To satisfy his curiosity, he went out to meet the McDonald brothers. He was so amazed by their system for selling burgers and fries that he bought their operation and multiplied it. His story, is a story of all the things that went wrong and his "stick to it" lifestyle that caused him to overcome every obstacle. We are familiar with what is now a multi-billion dollar success story. What many of us do not know is that it all came about because a man named Ray was willing to grind it out. The Bible calls that perseverance. In our journey we must remember that "...the race is not given to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all." (Ecclesiastes 9:11) We are all plagued with ups and downs in life. The distinguishing factor is some endure while others quit. I want to encourage you to grind it out!