Nobody wakes one random morning and decided to go run a marathon. Well, except maybe my husband. He woke up one morning ate a pop-tart and a large coffee, and then decided he was fat. He proceeded to get on the treadmill and run a few miles, which ended badly in the bathroom. Running a marathon takes dedication, time, hard work, and patience. Endurance in Jesus is much the same.
There are usually two sides to everything. I love what Joyce Meyer's says....
" The cross has two sides: a crucifixion side and a resurrection side. Jesus had to endure one side to get to the other. But if He hadn't endured, then we'd all still be left without a Savior and no forgiveness of our sins."
Sometimes life throws us into a storm, a hard place, or a difficult season. Jesus was the perfect example of endurance. He outlasted the devil, which is exactly what we have to do. We have to get from one side of the cross to the other. What joy and peace is found when we endure through the hard seasons!
May you find peace and joy in knowing that Jesus knows how to handle trials. He will equip you with the strength to endure. Keep your eye focused on him. We serve a God who gives us the grace to sustain each and every day.
"Fixing our Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
xoxo.
