ENDURANCE
READ: 2 Samuel 7:8-17
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? :- Hebrews 12:7
A lack of endurance is a lack of Christian character. Endurance is mentioned in many places as a key Christian quality that must be developed. Above all, endurance is a key quality of love. To go through things, to survive things, to persevere through trying times is a major element of the Christian life. Always remember that love endures all things. If you cannot endure correction, you cannot endure anything in the ministry. Many make shipwreck of their faith because they cannot endure correction, rebukes, or something unpleasant being told to them.
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
1 Corinthians 13:7
Do you want to end your future ministry because you were shouted at? Do you want to end your whole ministry because something unpleasant was said to you at a meeting? Then what are you made of?
Do you know how many unpleasant things will be said about you just because you’ve decided to serve God? You are a man of straw if you cannot endure corrections, transfers or rebukes.
Learn to endure the hardness of rebukes and correction that is necessary for your life and ministry. Being corrected is hard! That is why you are asked to endure hardness! Correction, rebukes and reproof are the way of life. That is also the harder way. Endure the hardness of rebukes without destroying yourself.
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 2:3