Perseverance: Adding to your Faith Patience
In this culture of instant gratification and easy access to almost everything, it's difficult to wait for anything. This can deeply affect our walk of faith as we tend to want everything to be simple and go according to our plans. We leave no room for taking a detour or room for waiting.
We're sometimes like spoilt brats, well most of the time, who will get on the floor and scream our hearts out because what we want isn't allowed or there is a delay. Like a broken record we keep repeating our needs and trying to persuade God so that we can get what we want. This sometimes takes an ugly turn as we scream at God about how we deserve what we want and we start to recount what we have done and continue to do for others in his name. We scream out about how he hates us and doesn't want us to have fun or anything pleasurable. We know these are lies but we may choose to sometimes believe it.
We forget that we need to persevere and hold onto the end as he himself did. He had to endure very harsh things for the joy that was set before him. He had to focus on the end result in order to endure the harsh process.
You need to persevere and hold on. Don't give up for you'll reap your rewards.
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Galatians 6:9, NKJV
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. James 1:2-4, NKJV
Be encouraged and don’t give up. Have faith and persevere because, in the end, all things will work out for your good. What are you trusting the Lord for today?
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