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| Like the camel--we can endure the desert. Keep plodding along. Look to the Lord for help along the way. |
I
remember once pitching a fit—as a young teenager—when I had an insurmountable problem.
It horrified a couple of people who were in the area. I was embarrassed that I
overreacted. It may have been a turning point in my life to get my anger under
control. Did it teach me to endure? Maybe, and it definitely strengthened my
character. I wasn’t a Christian at that point in my life. If I had known to
turn that situation over to the Lord, it would have been a spiritual characteristic
transformation—not just an emotional awareness. Now, when I get a sticky problem,
I ask God for help.
There are many
scriptures that we can depend on for encouragement and guidance that are
associated with endurance. Here are a few:
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We
also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will
have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy….Colossians 1:11
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May
the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love
of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ. 2 Thessalonians 3:5
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For
you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.
So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect
and complete, needing nothing. James
1:3-4
I
love that we have such encouragement from God—training us to be like His Son,
Jesus. Jesus endured so much—during His daily life with the unbelieving
disciples, the disrespectful Pharisees, and the Jewish rulers who were
responsible for having Him nailed to the cross. It is Jesus who gives us the hope
of salvation. He provided the very means—His obedient self-sacrifice—that we
can be saved from our sins and sinful nature.
Rejoice! We can be glad that we have
God’s love and the Holy Spirit to daily guide us as we develop endurance.
We
can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they
help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and
character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not
lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has
given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Romans 5:3-5
Prayer
– Lord Jesus, thank you for Your example. You were fully human and endured so much.
Much more than we will likely ever have to experience—but we can stand firm and
endure whatever comes our way knowing that You are with us. Knowing that You
have promised that You will never leave us or forsake us. The Holy Spirit will
be right there with us…always. Thank You.
Meditate
on endurance.
Verse
of Salvation ~ So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation
and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen. 2 Timothy 2:10
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