![]() I know Your Word says that some will plant, some will water, some will cultivate, and the Spirit is the one who causes the growth and that Jesus is the Lord of the Harvest. Often, people seem uninterested or even hostile to hearing the good news about eternal life through Your Son. Father, sometimes I get nervous, Sometimes I just don’t do a good job. ![]() Lord, I know part of my responsibility is to obey the Great Commission, to go out, and be a part of making disciples of all people. Thank you for inviting Your children to be a part of building Your Kingdom, and using us as tools to help show others Your glory. I feel myself weakening, and I keep giving in. The pull of sin and worldly wisdom is so strong. I know I have eternal salvation because I have accepted Your offer of salvation, confessed with my mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in my heart that You raised Him from the dead, but Father, I still struggle with temptation. I thank you that You have overcome sin, death, and the grave. Thank you for sending Your Son Jesus to die for my sins, pay the price I should pay for my disobedience, and extending me forgiveness. Prayer to Persevere and Overcome Temptation Lord, please, have mercy on Your servant and give me the strength to keep going.Īmen. Right now that wonderful promise seems far away, unreachable, almost impossible. Your Word says those who persevere and remain steadfast under trial and love you will receive the crown of life. Please fill me with the Holy Spirit, and give me the perseverance to keep going. I don’t feel like I can go on in my own power and of my own volition. I feel enormous weight and pressure, sorrow and stress. Lord, right now I am surrounded by difficulties. You promised You would be with us always, even unto the end of the age, and for that I give You praise. Thank you for being with me at all times. Let me praise You in all circumstances, that I may keep my eyes fixed on You, and persevere. When things are hard, empower me not to grow weary. Even when things seem like they’re going well, help me to not grow complacent. Help me to persevere and finish the race. My flesh is weak, and there are many earthly reasons to just live for myself. Lord, I know this life will be full of opportunities for me to fail, fall down, and refuse to get back up and finish running the race well, as You servant Paul encouraged us to do. ![]() Thank you for giving me a life that I can use to glorify You, and serve others. Here are five prayers for perseverance: 1. ![]() Perseverance can be a difficult strength to call upon, which is why people are encouraged to ask the Holy Spirit for it, rather than relying on their own strength. The trials, tribulations, and temptations of living in a fallen world require it, but in the end, there is eternity with the living God. The Christian life requires steadiness, purpose, and consistency. ![]() continuance in a state of grace to the end, leading to eternal salvation.”īoth definitions apply to the way this word is used in the Bible. One of the traits and spiritual fruits that God gives to humanity to endure the trials and tribulations of this life is perseverance, which is defined by the dictionary as “steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement Theology. ![]()
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