Perseverance

Perseverance is something I don't think many people in our modern world have. And it frustrates me. I see so many Christians especially stop going to churches or being involved in things because they think that there is no fruit from it. To me, that's just a get out of jail free card. I say that because instead of complaining and quitting, why don't you do something about it? You never heard Jesus say "following God is hard so I'm just going to go somewhere where it's more accepted and more people will follow me." You see, it's not about the numbers or even the visible fruit, it's about being apart of God's plan, and doing the best you can to be apart of the advancement of the kingdom of God. The stories we hear now of missionaries were not stories of jumping ship, but of persevering through times when they didn't see God working, but trusted in faith He was. This is more a frustration with people post, but I think their is validity to what I'm saying and I think we should all learn the art of persevering. I've seen people come from extremely hard trials to do some awesome things and really have a positive attitude on life.

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we^[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, ² through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we^[b] boast in the hope of the glory of God. ³ Not only so, but we^[c] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;⁴ perseverance, character; and character, hope. ⁵ And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (Romans 5:1-5)