Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.
Short Races
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Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.
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We are up against the unseen power that controls this dark world and the spiritual agents are from the very headquarters of evil. Therefore, we must wear the ‘whole armour of God,’ that we may be able to resist evil in its day of power, and that even when we have fought to a standstill, we may still stand our ground.
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When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.
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“Trying to do the Lord’s work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.”
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“There is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deeper still.”
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Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength…
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This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future only he can see…
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Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God…
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“Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life then death.” ~James F. Byrnes
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Matthew 17:20, He (Jesus) replied, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (NIV)