To Endure

Good morning beautiful people,

I hope all is well and that each of you had a wonderful weekend! Some of you

may have heard pieces of this before but it's worth repeating. My hope this

morning is to encourage someone that might be a little weary or going through

something. Do you feel like you are really being stretched sometimes?  Can you

stand the pull, the WEIGHT (load, burden, or heaviness), and the WAIT (delay)?

The word of the Lord says, "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall

strengthen thine heart."  You have that assurance because God is true to His

word!

I don't know a person on this side of glory who  does not go through

something. The reality is that we must all endure the trials that may come

upon us and get through them. Remember.......when you go through something you are going from side to side, end to end, beginning to end, and all the way

through.  You are not going to get stuck there in the middle.  YOU WILL COME

OUT! Another key word is "endure."  In the midst of this, faith and patience

are being developed.  You cannot have one without the other. "Without faith it

is impossible to please him."

Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith; "who for the joy that was set

before him ENDURED the cross (for us)." THANK YOU JESUS! How much the more

should we endure (patience being developed) these light afflictions. Yes...IT

IS PAINFUL SOMETIMES.....but how much the more?? You can make it!

Peace and blessings to each of you,

Romans 5:2-5 (King James Version)

 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and

rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

 3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that

tribulation worketh patience;

 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our

hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.