Do Not Give Up
“Perseverance Turns Adversity To Advancement”
Paul writes, “Everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News” (Phil 1:12).
Paul didn’t give up – he rose up! How did he do it? He found the benefit that comes from every trial.
One Christian author writes: “Today we’re obsessed with speed, but God is more interested in strength and stability.” We want the quick-fix, the on-the-spot solution. We want a sermon that will instantly remove all problems, remove all temptations and release us from growing pains. But REAL MATURITY is never the result of a single experience, no matter how powerful or moving. Growth is gradual.
The Bible says, “Our lives are gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters…and we become like HIM.” – 2 Cor 3:18