sore, you can call it quits simply by
ringing the bell. You don’t have to
explain yourself. Nobody will ask you
questions. You ring the bell, go back to
your barracks and eat a hot meal, and
a bus will take you back to where you
came from. If you want out of the Navy
SEAL program, you can exercise your
quit option.
“
I want to challenge
you right now to
remove the quit option
from your life.”
In the book, Luttrell writes about
watching strong, skilled candidates,
one by one, quit and ring the bell. It
was not because these men lacked
physical strength or ability. They were
some of the toughest men in the world.
They lacked the mental fortitude to not
give up.
One of Luttrell’s instructors told
him, “Marcus, the body can take .
. . near anything. It’s the mind that
needs training. Can you handle such
injustice? Can you cope with that kind
of unfairness, that much of a setback?
And still come back with your jaw set,
still determined, swearing you will
never quit? That’s what we’re looking
for!”
Remove the Quit Option
When you have been praying for your
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family, for your marriage or for God to
heal that broken relationship, there are
times you may feel like giving up. Every
single one of you reading this book has
the option to quit. All you have to do
is say, “I’m tired of the battle and I’m
giving in.”
I want to challenge you right now to
remove the quit option from your life.
So do not throw away this confident trust
in the Lord. Remember the great reward
it brings you! Patient endurance is what
you need now, so that you will continue
to do God’s will. Then you will receive all
that he has promised. “For in just a little
while, the Coming One will come and not
delay. And my righteous ones will live
by faith. But I will take no pleasure in
anyone who turns away.”
Hebrews 10:35–38
We need to understand that we are in
a battle for our lives, a battle for our
families, a battle for our marriages.
The enemy is going to throw everything
he can at us to discourage us. He is
going to send strife, conflict, stress,
contention, arguments and bitterness
to try to make us quit.
But the battle is not what we see in the
natural.
The battle is not about the trouble in
your family. It is not about the financial
problem. It is not about the sickness. It
is not about the disagreements in your
marriage. The enemy wants your mind.