I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. Revelation 3:8b NIV
Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth. I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Revelation 3:10-11 NIV
We all know life can be very painful! Sometimes we feel more like we’re surviving than living, just struggling to make it through the day. Take heart in knowing that Jesus understands when you feel that way. And during those seasons, He’s not looking for you to rise up and change the world, He’s just looking for you to endure the trial. Sometimes your endurance is your shining moment in His eyes! Even if you’re just hanging on by a thread, your continual trust in His plan honors His name.
Maybe all you have right now is the ability to hang in there and endure, that’s okay, endure for His glory! And remember, there awaits you a crown of righteousness that Jesus, Himself, will personally place on your head. Can you imagine that day? Picture it. Place your hope in it. He is coming soon, don’t give up, hold on to what you have!
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 NIV