"For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised."
The faithful person waits, and acts upon the coaching that Our Father provides for our well being, revealing The Father's plan for our life's journey of self discovery. Growing resilience to the many doubts flashing through our thoughts, rewards the trusting person with endurance encouraging deepening faith in God's wise counselling.
being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, ~ Colossians 1:11
That journey within begins with grasping the hand of the divine mystery reaching out to us whenever we feel our own efforts have led us into a dead end. The cul de sac is as good a place, as any to begin our journey of faith in God's leadership until our life's journey is completed.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
~ Romans 15:13
Sacrifice of our self serving ways is the first step that all must take when we are invited to take that leap of faith in God's leadership.
Over time our faith grows in direct proportion to the experiences guiding us around the pit falls into enjoying the company of our greatest friend.
The idea of the divine-human friendship originated with God. Had not God said first 'Ye are my friends?' (John 15:14) ~ A. W. Tozer
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