~ Endurance ~
Series
Note
~ A constant reality is that it takes effort to develop and maintain good
habits. Unfortunately; we effortlessly develop bad habits.
To
combat this fact of mankind’s fallen nature requires consistent effort. This is
why personal discipline is vitally important. Simply stated the bottom-line is
that to fulfill our responsibility to become increasingly Christ-like we must
exercise continual discipline.
Scripture ~ “Therefore
we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us
lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run
with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the
author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him
endured the Cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand
of the throne of God. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners
against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls” (Hebrews
12:1-3).
Comments
~ 1) Endurance – Persistence – Perseverance. Life can be a grind. The Christian
race is not a sprint but a marathon. It
is not about how you start but how you finish!
2)
Keep the end in mind: “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time
are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us” (Romans
8:18).
Resource ~ If you would like to finish strong then I recommend the book: “CHRIST’S
DISCIPLE: How To Finish Strong” by Robert Lloyd Russell, eBook ISBN:
978-1393844402, ASIN: B091XZF79B, print ISBN: 979-8223262800.
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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Quotations are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted. Emphasis is added.
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