I love it when the Lord gives me something that is exactly what I need to hear. I opened up my devotional book this morning and read the lesson for yesterday, February 22, because I was a day behind. And it was the perfect reminder to me - this is from My Utmost for His Highest...
"Perseverance is more than endurance. It is endurance combined with absolute assurance and certainty that what we are looking for is going to happen. Perseverance means more than just hanging on, which may be only exposing our fear of letting go and falling. Perseverance is our supreme effort of refusing to believe that our hero is going to be conquered. God calls us to spiritual perseverance. A call not to hang on and do nothing, but to work deliberately, knowing with certainty that God will never be defeated.
If our hopes seem to be experiencing disappointment right now, it simply means that they are being purified. Every hope or dream of the human mind will be fulfilled if it is noble and of God. But one of the greatest stresses in life is the stress of waiting for God. He brings fulfillment, "because you have kept My command to persevere..." (Revelation 3:10)"
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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Wonderful devotional! God is good and so gracious to remind us of the important lessons he has and continues to teach us! I hope Lauren is better now and that some better showings and offers are in your near future!!! And, love the ring, it is so beautiful! Wow!
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