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Pyrrhic Victory

There was a king by the name of Pyrrhus who, in engaging the Romans in a series of battles, used at least twenty elephants. He won, but at such an enormous cost that he said, "One more such victory and I am lost." From that has come the expression, "Pyrrhic  Victory." In other words, you make it, but you doubt that the price you paid was worth it. I am afraid that with many this is the way life is. They are making it, but they are not so sure that it is worth the effort. But there is an element that makes it all worthwhile, and that is the element of faith. The Bible notes "… and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith." 

The expression, "Don’t lose faith," is far more meaningful than some have supposed. With faith there is victory. Without it, well, we are left wondering how many more such victories we can stand.  ~E. Clifford Payne --via Springfield, CO

🤔THOUGHT  OF THE DAY: “Christians ought not to slander God by looking as if they were at an everlasting funeral.” ~Henry Ward Beecher