perseverance

I have had some beautiful verses sent to me recently, mostly about us being on the winning team and God providing for us in every way. I have been thoroughly enjoying these verses and immersing myself in God's word and His promises to us. It's true that because He loved us first, we are able to love Him. He came first. He loved first. I get that. BUT in the majority of places I have been reading where he bestows His amazingness on us, where He performs miracles, where He gives us everything we need, we do something first.

Luke - 'because of the man's boldness (aka perseverance), he will get up and give him as much as he needs'
Luke - we are to ASK, we are to SEEK, we will then FIND. We are to KNOCK. Only then will the door be opened to us by our loving Dad.
In John, Jesus tells the man to PICK UP his own mat and WALK, in Mark the sick woman in TOUCHES Jesus' cloak. The list goes on.

God goes as far as to tell us in Thessalonians that if we don't work, we shouldn't eat. Wow!

God is also telling us to persevere. Persevere in prayer, persevere in behaviour. I want to finish this race, and I want to finish it well. That means perseverance and perseverance can mean discipline, scheduling and sacrifice. I will not have a clean home, unless I persevere and continually maintain it. I will not have a thriving marriage unless I nurture it, I will not have children who love their Lord with all their heart unless I teach them. I will not have a thriving family unit unless I sow in to it. I will not have a successful business unless I persevere in the tough times. I need to develop perseverance in prayer and in behaviour. Only then will I fully glorify Him and only then will I have a chance at finishing this race well. We are a short term society, wanting quick fixes. It will take a lot to swim against the tide and teach our babies the skill of perseverance.

So yes, God loved us first but often we must DO first before God does. Kadayer and NETwork Interventions has the skill set to help you to persevere to overcome your problems, whatever they are, or to just better what you do have to be all that God intended you to be


God Bless you all today