James 1:12
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
Romans 5:3-5
More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
In the Bible, one of the fruits of the spirit mentioned was perseverance. As Christians, we are supposed to have all the fruits of the spirit and live a righteous life that pleases God. First of all, I will start by telling us what Perseverance is all about. Perseverance can be seen as the quality of that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult. Perseverance can also be called steadfastness, the continued effort to try to achieve something difficult.
Perseverance is a very important in the growth of our faith as Christians and God wants us to learn to persevere in difficult times because He said "narrow is the way" which means it will be difficult task.
The Bible told us that we live in a world filled with tribulations and trials and according to Jesus, the world will test our patience John 16:33 " I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage – I have conquered the world.” Some of our trials will look unbearable and we would feel deserted but we remember the story of Job. The story of Job is an old one but a very good example of how we can persevere in trying times. Job lost all he worked for and received from God in the twinkle of an eye. He was relegated to a being a poor man after seeing wealth.
Therefore, as Christians, we are to remain steadfast and believe in God no matter the circumstances and God will reward us bountifully just like he did to Job.
