There’s probably only one word that I hate in The Bible and that is the word Perseverance! Oh
the “ P” word haha! It’s always had a sour taste in my mouth. Don’t it leave one in yours too?!
Ugh I hate it. Now I know that it is something that will make us more like Christ. It’s one of the
fruits of The Spirit. In some translations it’s also called patience. It’s something we need but not
necessarily what we want. Why? It always comes with pressure, being uncomfortable,
situations that we can’t control, trials, uncertainty of the unknown etc… Basically anything we
don’t like always comes with perseverance.
Now I’m a GPK( Grand preacher’s kid) so I’ve known of “church” all my life but it wasn’t when I
not my parents or grandparents but I Ashley Ruiz at the age of 18 decided to make Jesus Christ
my Lord and Savior that perseverance really started showing up in my
life. But I didn’t care! All about God right? I was saved. I was bought back to life. Made new!
Anything for Jesus! Then… to be daily of dying to myself (the flesh) everyday.
2 Corinthians 4:16
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are
being renewed day by day.”
This is the challenge and the reward of perseverance. Dying to our flesh with the temptations of
this world that we face every day which results our spirit being renewed day by day which leads
to our growth in Christ.
Galatians 6:9
“Let us not grow weary or become discourged in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap
a harvest if we do not give up.”
Put this to whatever you are persevering through whether it’s working your way through
school, adopting a new member into your family, praying for God to give you a husband and
children(that’s my case), to balance life in general, a loss of a loved one, praying for your child to
come back to The Lord etc. Whatever it is if we don’t give up then we will see those things
God’s promises come to pass. Sometimes it just takes TIME for Gods promises to come to pass
BUT God is FAITHFUL! I know what it’s like to persevere through years and years of tears and
tears for Gods promise to come to pass but God is the promise keeper and He will deliver!
Through the valley and the mountian top He provides.
My challenge for you and also myself is don’t throw away perseverance don’t detest it but ask
The Holy Spirit to help you embrace the process in becoming like Christ through perseverance in
your life. We need it now more than ever. With all that’s going on in the world today with
hurricans, earthquakes, government, missels, shootings etc. People need to see love! They need
to see Jesus! Love and hope is who Jesus is!! I believe as we embrace who we are as Gods
Hephzibah’s(Delight) through perseverance the world will see Jesus shining brighter and
brighter in us! Amen!
Lets pray.
Heavenly Father,
We come to You today in asking You to fill us up with Your Spirit. To embrace perseverance. To look to You in every trial and situation in our lives. To know that You love us and work ALL things together for our good as Romans 8:28 says. That through every tear that is sown we WILL reap shouts of joy(Psalm 126:5). Let this fruit of The Spirit have its finished work in us as we fix our eyes on You . In Jesus name AMEN!
LOVE YALL TALKE TO YOU SOON!
XO ASHLEY
