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With Endurance

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My memory verse for January was Hebrews 12:1-2, “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith.” This verse was so fitting for January. We all have a race set before us this year, and really for our whole lifetime. So, how are we supposed to run this race of life? With endurance. Notice how the verse doesn’t say, “Let us run with perfection.” God already knows that we could never reach perfection. There’s always going to be times when we fall off the path that God has marked out for us because of our human nature.

When I think of the word endurance, another word that comes to my mind is intentional. If we want to have endurance throughout the whole race, we have to be intentional about how we live our lives. We have to be intentional about staying away from sin that separates us from Jesus. In order to run the race with endurance, there are some things we have to cut out and keep out of our lives. Proverbs 3:25-27 says, “Let your eyes look forward, fix your gaze straight ahead. Carefully consider a path for your feet, and all your ways will be established. Don’t turn to the right or to the left; keep your feet away from evil,” (HCSB). Maybe there are people, habits, addictions, etc that are keeping your focus off Jesus. Let them go.

Googles defines endurance as, “the fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.” To me the power that Google is talking about is Jesus. Jesus is the answer to finishing life with endurance.The Bible says that this life on earth is a struggle; it’s something difficult we have to endure. God knows that life is hard and can be unpleasant. (We won’t really know how unpleasant this life is until we get to be with Jesus one day.) In this verse, God is saying, “It’s going to be hard but you have to keep your eyes on Me.” Keep your focus upward and you can’t fail.

Author | Annie Britt

Hey y’all, I’m Annie, and I’m the author of The Fearless Journey blog! Here’s a few things to know about me: my favorite thing to do is curl up under a cozy blanket with my books and a good cup of coffee. I’m a bit of a makeup junkie, a shopaholic, and cookie dough is my jam. But, the most important thing to know about me is that I am a girl on a mission to spread the love of Jesus through my words and actions. Every day, God teaches me something new, and I hope to share my journey to becoming fearlessly faithful on my blog, The Fearless Journey.

Hey y’all, I’m Annie, and I’m the author of The Fearless Journey blog! Here’s a few things to know about me: my favorite thing to do is curl up under a cozy blanket with my books and a good cup of coffee. I’m a bit of a makeup junkie, a shopaholic, and cookie dough is my jam. But, the most important thing to know about me is that I am a girl on a mission to spread the love of Jesus through my words and actions. Every day, God teaches me something new, and I hope to share my journey to becoming fearlessly faithful on my blog, The Fearless Journey.

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