Victory

There have been and probably will be times when I wanted to just cease altogether.  But I can’t.

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:12-15

Please know that …patient endurance prevails in every situation. What does it mean to endure? To endure means to stay under something. What are we under as believers? We are under trial, persecution, attack, and affliction, to name a few things. The word of God is being tried in us, to see if we will hold on to make our faith strong so that it will work. If our faith remains strong and is not weakened by the pressure of affliction, then we will obtain what God has promised us. We also have gained a new fortitude, or inner strength that will cause us to do greater things for God and obtain greater faith and confidence in God. We become people whom no foe can withstand. We become people who walk with God and take on His strength. We become heirs of all things and we know it. We have a new dimension of the overcoming power of God resident within us. We mount up with wings as eagles. We begin to walk in our new endurance. We begin to know that the words, “give up” are not an option. Endurance kills the “give up” spirit that wants to grab hold of all of us. We prove to ourselves that the word of God prevails.

Credit: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=97560403074&ref=mf