Moral: Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up!
That's perseverence - "hupomone" - "enduring until you conquer the bad with good"
Here are a couple of verses that express this idea:
"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome
evil with good." Romans 12:21
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" Galatians 6:9
Woody Allen has said, "Eighty percent of life is showing up."
That is the point of this virtue called "perseverence" - show up and come to stay and come in faith and expect God's power to meet you there until He turns the pain into gain! The same God that turned the tragedy of the crucifixion into the triumph of the resurrection will do the same for you if you endure!
What's the next right thing you need to do?
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" Galatians 6:9
Woody Allen has said, "Eighty percent of life is showing up."
That is the point of this virtue called "perseverence" - show up and come to stay and come in faith and expect God's power to meet you there until He turns the pain into gain! The same God that turned the tragedy of the crucifixion into the triumph of the resurrection will do the same for you if you endure!
What's the next right thing you need to do?