Marc Little: Christian, Conservative, Lawyer, Pastor, Author of The Prodigal Republican

10/28/20 • 56 min

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What an encouraging and powerful testimony Marc Little brings to the table in this week’s Team Never Quit episode. Having been shot in the right leg as part of a gang initiation, and dealing with resulting complications and infections, Marc’s leg had to be amputated. Since defeat is not part of Marc’s mentality, he said “yes” to life and lives life to the fullest. Now through his work as a lawyer, author, entrepreneur and community builder, he teaches others how to say “yes” to life as well. In this episode you will hear:

Don’t give up, because the next try may be the try that leads to success.
This is a life worth living.
God gives us a story for a reason. He gives us a story so that we can help a neighbor.
We’re all going thru a tough season, but God is in it.
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich has to be done right. You have to have white Wonder Bread, and you gotta have creamy Jiff or Skippy peanut butter, with grape jelly.
From the time I was shot and the time that the ambulance came, life was literally leaving me. It was clear that I had a choice, and I decided to stay.
The difficulty of being a dad with a 6-year-old child, and not being able to run with him, has become part of who I am.
I claim victory because I now know that tomorrow is not promised.
Everybody has to lean on God because this journey is not easy.
Life is not about us – it’s about what we can do for the kingdom.
Many of us are struggling, because we’re not understanding who we are – whose we are.
[God] connects our calling to who and what He is.
So many people today are just sitting and watching.
We have a role to play today. A role to shine the light of Christ.
We are not lost – have faith.
God has not left us. He will never forsake us.
The church is anemic because they don’t understand their calling.
All of our experiences are intended to bring us closer to the creator.
After 4 years of never giving up – never quitting I decided I’m picking up the pieces of my life, and you’re not gonna tell me I can’t do it.
It may not be right now, but the victory is coming.
When the righteous are in power the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people moan.
We are called to pray over our leaders and elect Godly leaders over us.
When u are pushing back against darkness you are taking the background of the enemy. When we are being mocked for praying, that is evidence that we are taking background that was lost.
The Lord has a special way of giving you what He wants you to have.
God sees you – and He has something for you.
Start your family and let the Lord bless you – Don’t wait. Never quit trying to start a family.

Don’t give up, because the next try may be the try that leads to success.
This is a life worth living.
God gives us a story for a reason. He gives us a story so that we can help a neighbor.
We’re all going thru a tough season, but God is in it.
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich has to be done right. You have to have white Wonder Bread, and you gotta have creamy Jiff or Skippy peanut butter, with grape jelly.
From the time I was shot and the time that the ambulance came, life was literally leaving me. It was clear that I had a choice, and I decided to stay.
The difficulty of being a dad with a 6-year-old child, and not being able to run with him, has become part of who I am.
I claim victory because I now know that tomorrow is not promised.
Everybody has to lean on God because this journey is not easy.
Life is not about us – it’s about what we can do for the kingdom.
Many of us are struggling, because we’re not understanding who we are – whose we are.
[God] connects our calling to who and what He is.
So many people today are just sitting and watching.
We have a role to play today. A role to shine the light of Christ.
We are not lost – have faith.
God has not left us. He will never forsake us.
The church is anemic because they don’t understand their calling.
All of our experiences are intended to bring us closer to the creator.
After 4 years of never giving up – never quitting I decided I’m picking up the pieces of my life, and you’re not gonna tell me I can’t do it.
It may not be right now, but the victory is coming.
When the righteous are in power the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people moan.
We are called to pray over our leaders and elect Godly leaders over us.
When u are pushing back against darkness you are taking the background of the enemy. When we are being mocked for praying, that is evidence that we are taking background that was lost.
The Lord has a special way of giving you what He wants you to have.
God sees you – and He has something for you.
Start your family and let the Lord bless you – Don’t wait. Never quit trying to start a family.

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Kevin Flike: Combat Wounded Green Beret, Author, and Union, Harvard and MIT Alum

Kevin is a former Special Forces Engineer (Green Beret) and holds dual master's degrees from MIT Sloan School of Management as well as Harvard Kennedy School of Government. On his second deployment in Afghanistan, Kevin was shot in the abdomen and lost 20% of his colon as a result. He also fractured his hip & his left leg was paralyzed due to nerve damage. Having overcome his life’s adversities with the relentless help of his wife, Kim, Kevin’s life purpose is to encourage other wounded veterans and anyone else who needs physical, mental, or emotional help by showing them what hope and perseverance look like.
In this episode you will hear:

There’s nothing in life that you can’t have if you’re willing to work hard for it.
A lot of these things I went through I didn’t really understand at the time, but they were training me for the rest of my life.
There is nothing in life that I need to be doing other than this right now.
We’ve got to put differences aside. We gotta charge forward. We’ve got a mission to accomplish.
I didn’t want to have regret in my life. I didn’t want to look back and say I didn’t try.
I realized if I didn’t start to put my health as a priority again, I was gonna be nothing to nobody.
Reach out to people for help. Start taking people’s advice.
There is a point in your life where you have enough courage to put everything on the line and accomplish something.
A lot of people don’t believe it when I tell them that getting shot was the best thing that ever happened in my life. It forced me to pass through a valley of humility.
Depression, anxiety, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress – if I hadn’t gone through that I wouldn’t be the person I am today.
Because I went through those experiences, I have the ability to empathize with people. I understand a lot more about the trouble people have in their lives. This made me a better husband, father, citizen, and employee of this country. It gave me an incredible perspective on life, and a ton of lessons learned to be able to go out and share with people; to make them into the best version of themselves.
I would really encourage people to never quit. When you’re going thru these hard times, you have to understand that hard times are not a bad thing. They’re a gift - to scrape off the rough edges, to learn a lot of lessons, to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, to refine your character.
Lift your head up, see what’s happening, then you can push through that hard time. And when you get to the other side, you’re gonna be thankful you went through that.

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Mike Rouse: Ultramarathoner, Triathlete, Endurance Athlete, Philanthropist

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If you’re looking for the definition of perseverance, endurance, and a ridiculous “Never Quit” mentality, you will find it in today’s episode with Mike Rouse. Here’s a guy who went from having it all into falling into a cocaine habit that sent him to prison. But the prison life caused him to seek life again outside the prison walls, which, in turn, caused him to start running. Since his freedom from incarceration, Mike has devoted his life to helping others and has become one of the country’s elite runners. He has run hundreds of marathons, dozens of 50-kilometer races, 31-mile races, and 50-mile races. Twenty-four-hour runs and 100-mile races are like home to him, as are Ironmans and Ultramarathons. Mike has won 2 world championships. One of his closest friends, a Navy SEAL was one of 31 soldiers killed on a mission, and every year since then, he’s been running 3.1 miles, 31 times in a row, wearing a shirt with the names and faces of those 31 men. He changes shirts upon completion of every 3.1 miles. He never met most of those men, but Mike feels like he knows them because of the research he’s done on them, the families he’s met, and his own bond with his friend, JT. In this episode you will hear:

Use your failures as your advancement
The first mile of my entire life was when I was 33 years old.
When I was incarcerated, I thought “I’ve gotta do something to get my life together.” And running was a big part of that.
The majority of ultra-runners I know have some degree of addictive behavior. It drives them to go above and beyond.
We’re driven to the next level of competition.
When I was doing [cocaine], it wasn’t enough to do a gram or two a day, it was a quarter ounce.
I thrive on pain.
If you think you are gonna run 26, 50, or 100 miles and have no pain, you have no idea what you’re doing. You’ve got to be ready for it and just embrace it.
I choose to do this [running] and I accept that pain.
[Marcus Luttrell] Pain is a matter of perspective of the person going through it.
31 men gave everything they had for this country – for this freedom.
I know I can’t give up.
If you’ve ever quit, the next time, it’s easier to quit.
I had all the positives a person could have in life, and yet I had a criminal record.
I run 31 miles a day for 31 days, for 31 heroes.
[Your son] is gonna be riding on my shoulder tomorrow and I’m gonna be listening to every word he says. When I think I’m hurting a little bit, and he says let’s go, we’ve just got 5 miles left, or 20 miles left.
It’s 2020 and those families are still hurting 9 years later.