Our son has been asking to play Monopoly for some time now. We sat down to play last Sunday after the younger kids went to bed. It was Suzy, Tony and myself.
During the course of Monopoly each player has it’s ups and downs as you buy properties, pay rent and build houses and hotels. At one point I was down to $9 as Suzy and Tony were raking in the dough. It just seemed no matter what I rolled, I landed on a property that I had to pay on. I was sitting on the “just visiting” square and was looing at the “gauntlet” ahead of me. My only safety on my next turn was the “Free Parking” space. Any other roll would have landed me on a property that I had to pay on.
… That’s when it all changed…
It ws Tony’s turn and he rolled the dice, landing on a property I owned with two houses. I collected $300 from him and felt that sigh of relief as I realized I now had some breathing room to pay rent on one of the properties I was about to land on.
My turn was next and I rolled a “10” landing on the “Free Parking” space. I collected $1000 from the tax money in the center of the board and now had $1309 in my bank.
Suzy rolled her turn and landed on the only property on the board that had a hotel. Thankfully, I owned it and she paid me $500 bringing my total up to $1809. I had just collected $1300 on three turns and felt I was back in business. I built more houses, passed “GO” and eventually won the game.
God awards our faithfulness and persistence more so than our requests.
It is up to us to just keep going. Never give up. Keep moving. Regardless of the situation you are in. Maybe it is a medical issue. or a financial one. Keep going. Maybe it’s a stressful situation at work or a child who is having trouble… God knows and wants you to go through it. Persistence alone is omnipotent.
I know it can be tough to see while you are in the situation. Keep the faith, don’t give up. He knows how you feel and it is here to make you stronger in some way.
Even when you are down to the final $9 of life, it can all turn around in 3 rolls of the dice.
Love you.
Dr. Brian
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