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Perseverance Defined
Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness.
Work, getting a degree, raising a child, recovering from an injury, rehabilitation (all take time and persistence)
Very difficult to think about this word and not think of Paul
Before his conversion Paul was like a man running a race, a race of his own, with his eyes set on a lower goal.
Paul had some serious credentials to boast about
But the chief thing that St. Paul had in his mind when he spoke about forgetting the things that are behind was not his past sins but rather his past attainments.
Then Christ got hold of him and set him in the right direction on a different path
What course are you on?
What are you striving for?
HOW DO YOU PERSEVERE ?
1. Guard Your Heart
“Guard your Heart” NOT “Follow Your Heart”
Following your heart is the Siren call of our day
Sirens in mythology
Odysseus
Jason and the Argonauts
Follow your truth
Trust your own heart
All this leads to destruction
How does your heart condemn you?
God wants me to be happy
2. Avoid the “God and” Trap
Book of Mark chapter 10 Rich young rule
What must I do to inherit eternal life
‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”
My tradition (not bad, as long as it does not go against God’s word
God and my ethnicity (ok if it’s not contrary to the word of God)
Paul withdrew himself
Jesus and the woman at the well
Audit a Class
Want God, but do the work
3. Keep God Holy
How many had a China Cabinet.
Dishes in the sink, Dishes in the kitchen, Dishes in the China cabinet (you DO NOT mix these dishes)
Church in Philadelphia in Book of Rev, Chap 3
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