Endure!

The definition of endurance is the fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way. I love that definition because of the word power. When you endure you have power of whatever situation you are going through. We all must endure something in our lives. Athletes have to endure the hard work that they put in in order to be successful in their sport. Students must endure the many years of required school in order to graduate. But the enduring I am talking about is enduring a tough situation. Most of the time your worst moments are followed by your best moments. You have to endure some pain in order to receive your blessings. Enduring makes you strong, it teaches you lessons. If you have $300 for the entire month, you learn how to live with and mange that amount of money. That teaches you the value of things. You continue to endure that and God will bless you with more. As you receive more, you should remember the values you learned when you had just the $300 a month. God will not give you something unless you are ready, having to endure something will get you ready for whatever is to come.