PERSEVERe in faith
Helpful Verses:
“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” - Hebrews 12:1-3
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, when you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4
Strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” Acts 14:22
“But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.” 1 Peter 2:20-21
Quotes:
“God's people have their trials. It was never designed by God, that His people should be an untried people. They were chosen in the furnace of affliction; they were never chosen to worldly peace and earthly joy. Freedom from sickness and the pains of mortality was never promised them; but when their Lord drew up the charter of the Christian privileges, He included chastisements amongst the things to which they should inevitably be heirs. Trials are a part of our lot; they were predestined for us in Christ's legacy. As surely as the stars are fashioned by his hands, and their orbits fixed by Him, so are our trials allotted to us: He has ordained their season and their place, their intensity and the effect they shall have upon us. It is ordained of old that the cross of trouble should be engraved on us, it is the royal mark that distinguishes the King's honored subjects. Even though hardship is the path of God's children, they have the comfort of knowing that their Master has traveled it before them. They have His presence and sympathy to cheer them, His grace to support them, and His example to teach them how to endure.” Charles Spurgeon