James Corbett (September 1, 1866 – February 18, 1933) was an American professional boxer and a World Heavyweight Champion. Individuals like him who go into a boxing ring know the suffering and intensity of continual exposer to that sport. Here is a quote of his that expresses his inner emotions as his career was coming to an end though he was trying mightily to stay on top of his game.
“Fight one more round. When your feet are so tired that you have to shuffle back to the center of the ring, fight one more round. When your arms are so tired that you can hardly lift your hands to come on guard, fight one more round. When your nose is bleeding and your eyes are black and you are so tired you wish your opponent would crack you one on the jaw and put you to sleep, fight one more round – remembering that the man who always fights one more round is never whipped. ― James Corbett
This is also true in the Christian realm as servants get knocked down so many times by their profession. The Apostle Paul related to similar feelings as he wrote to the Corinthians.
2 Corinthians 1:8-9
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death.
He followed that by the next two verses which describe how you can stand up to one more round:
2 Corinthians 1:9-10
But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,
You can take another pounding because of Him. The match is not over and who knows the outcome.
Give it some thought.
Gary