Perseverance

Perseverance
HEBREWS 10:39
Perseverance: Steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state... in spite of difficulties, obstacles or discouragement.

Associated with the word Tenacity: original meaning of adhesiveness, as of glue, a dogged determined holding on.

You will only fall as far as your REAL beliefs will allow you.

Perseverance does not have to do so much with how long you can last but how much you really believe the principles and values that you say define you.

Two times in the book of Mathew Jesus said “but he who stands firm to the end will be saved” (Mathew 10:22; 24:13)

Paul said in two different places “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me- the task of testifying to the Gospel of God’s grace.” (Acts 20:24) and then he said near the end of his life in (II Timothy 4:7) “ I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

Job said in the midst of anyone’s nightmare “though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him.”

And what we are talking about doesn’t necessarily have to do with going through hard times, but what is driving and building us up day after day.

Perseverance will always ask the question: “how much do you really believe what you say you believe??”

One man who had plenty of chances to ask that question was Joseph, a seventeen-year-old kid with a destiny to rule.

Genesis 37:5 “Joseph had a dream”

It all started with this dream.

With the birth of this dream came the birth of problems with Joseph:

Hated by his brothers, Separated from his family, betrayed by people who were supposed to love him, left to die, sold into slavery, framed for making the right choice, thrown in jail wrongly, betrayed by people he helped, and spent 18 years in this situation until he got called into Pharaoh’s service.

You see, from the day that you are born, values, morals, belief systems, and different points of view are inserted in your life; shaping and forming your character and personality.

Perseverance begins with accessing and taking inventory of what you have inside before life hits you outside.

In this inventory process you will divorce yourself of incorrect mindsets and inaccurate notions of yourself

From Genesis 37 till 50 Joshua had heard from others and he knew and acknowledges to himself that He served the one true God.

In the midst of every situation he knew he served the one true God.

If you believe in God, His truths will be lived out in you.

Perseverance asked the question “ If you Truly believe then…”

This question is asked during hard times, temptation times, confusing times, good times, sad times, etc……

I know in whom I have believed……..(II Timothy 1:12)

Pressed but not crushed…..persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed…….. (II Corinthians 4:8)

Jesus was tempted in all things in every way…….(Hebrews)

ALL things are working together for Good

Hebrews 10:39 " But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved!!!"

PERSEVERE!!!!!