Refreshing Refurbishment

Partly cloudy day, is the best way to describe what today is. Cloudy outside and cloudy inside my head. Today I take the time to reflect back to the title of this BLOG, the idea of PERSEVERANCE. How to keep moving forward and what choices that have to be made to keep progressing. Throughout our lives there are those situations that arise that make us have to decide one way or another. Choices that have to be made despite what level of sound thinking you have at that time. Opportunity arise everyday where a choice has to be made, the severity of the repercussions fro those choices is something to be considered. Today I turned to the Word of God to help me clear up this idea of Perseverance. I found that the New Testament alone has addressed this idea many a time. JAMES 5:11 As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. Everyone knows the story of Job was infused with constant trials and pain and the Lord came through for him on every occasion. In Romans 5:3-4  the idea of remaining faithful and confident in our faith is presented; Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;  perseverance, character; and character, hope. That's right they rejoiced in their suffering, and their character was enhanced because of it. In Revelations this idea of perseverance is addressed and commended.Revelations 2:2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.

You might be asking yes Perseverance is important but why write about this now? Well I think that there comes a time when everyone hits that wall where they don't want to do something they know they should, as a college student it is clearly studying. People of all ages need to be reminded of the truth in the Word about continuing on in hard times and keeping consistent in the faith. :) Yes I titled it refurbishment because just like something old that is worn down and needs to be replaced we become that way spiritually when we are experiencing hard times, and just get old and burned out.