perseverance
Jan. 12: Why does suffering exist?
When our perspective is on the here and now, it is very easy to fall into despair.
Don’t focus on the circumstances
Don’t let your circumstances dictate your situation. “A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” He got up, rebuked the wind and said […]
Never give up. Never quit.
I realized later in life that every time I quit I had to start over again.
Where there is pain, there is gain.
… we must always remember the reasons why we’re doing what we’re doing.
Harvest will come
The day you plant the seed is NOT the day you eat the fruit.“Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.” – James 5:7I remember when I first […]
Nick Foles gives a sermon on joy found in the hard times
“When you believe in Jesus and you go out there and play … that changes your heart.”
Hang in there: lessons from my brother
“Perseverance means steadfastness, endurance, or patient enduring.”
Bible Study for Sept. 30: Authentic Joy
AUTHENIC JOY … flows from a genuine relationship with Jesus.
Bible Study for Nov. 13: Unstoppable Courage
The wrong people get offended. That was both bad and good news for the early church.