Spiritual Thoughts

  A champion is someone who  gets up  when he can't . ~ Jack Dempsey B ut you, remain steady in every situation, endure suffering, do the work that a proclaimer of the Good News should, and do everything your service to God requires.. ~ 2 Timothy 4:5 (CJB)

  C haracter is that force that enables an individual to carry out a resolution once the mood in which that resolution was born has died. ~ from Bits & Pieces A nd not only this, BUT we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance, and perseverance, proven character (tried integrity), and character of this sort, HOPE.    ~ Romans 5:4 (Amplified)

  A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of over-whelming obstacles. ~ Christopher Reeve   F or this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, and with it, eternal glory. ~ 2 Timothy 2:10

  Friday Tale - May You Have....   M ay your joys be as bright as the morning, And your sorrows merely be shadows  that fade in the sunlight of love. May you have enough happiness to  keep you sweet. Enough trials to keep you strong. Enough sorrow to keep you human. Enough hope to keep you happy. Enough failure to keep you humble. Enough success to keep you eager. Enough friends to give you comfort. Enough faith and courage in yourself to banish sadness. Enough wealth to meet your needs. And one thing more: Enough determination to make each day a more wonderful day than the one before. ~ an Irish Blessing   W e count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord's dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and merciful. ~ James 5:11 

S uccess means having the courage,   determination, and the will to become the     person you believe you were meant to be. -George Sheehan  T he saying is trustworthy, for:   "If we have died with him, we will also live with him;      if we endure, we will also reign with him..." -2 Timothy 2:11-12 

C onsider the postage stamp:   its usefulness consists in the ability      to stick to one thing till it gets there.  -Josh Billings  T herefore I endure everything...         that they also may obtain the salvation           that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. -2 Timothy 2:10 

Perseverance is not a long race;     it is many short races one after another. -Walter Elliott Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,     let us also lay aside every weight, and             sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,    looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,        despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will , and the other from a strong won't . -Henry Ward Beecher Therefore do not throw away your confidence,      which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance,  so that when you have done the will of God         you may receive what is promised. For, "Yet a little while, and the coming one will come…” Hebrews 10:35-37

A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life.      It is the tear [that results] from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world              is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured, then we will not produce the pearl. ~ Stephan Hoeller We have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the real power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed…. 2 Corinthians 4:7-8