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ME:

I am a young guy but, i have been through already what most experience in a lifetime.

Both of my grandparents and parents are dead.

Faced multiple near death experiences myself.

Statistics tell me that I should be in prison or dead because thats what happens to most people from broken homes.

Statistics say i shouldn’t of graduated high school.

I was bullied every day for how i talked with a stutter and the clothes I whore because my family was poor.

My principal had to look at my diploma twice to make sure he had the right name when i walked across the stage.

My GPA was 1.8

Statistics say I shouldn’t of graduated college because most people who dont graduate in five end up dropping out.

I went for eight.

Working full time and supporting my family.

My GPA was 3.8

I would never allow myself to be bullied again

I would not be a people pleaser

I would never give up on myself

Lately though I have been laxed on those But, congratulations you have awakened the sleeping giant!

WE:

We all have had obstacles and trials to overcome in our lives.

It’s not a matter of “if” they come but, “When” they come and how we respond to them.

The book of James gives us some very practical advice on how to handle difficulties when they come our way.

GOD:

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2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you.

He will not rebuke you for asking.

6 But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone.

Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.

7 Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

8 Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.

9 Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them.

10 And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them.

They will fade away like a little flower in the field.

11 The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away.

In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.

12 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation.

Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

13 And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.”

God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else.

14 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.

15 These desires give birth to sinful actions.

And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.

16 So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.

17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.

He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word.

And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

Now Perseverance can be defined as

Synopsis

“Enduring in a course of action or belief.

In its negative sense, it can mean being stubborn; in its positive sense, it means continuing commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

Enduring in a course of action or belief.

In its negative sense, it can mean being stubborn; in its positive sense, it means continuing commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

There is a Human perseverance in sin

(NLT) — 41 So while these new residents worshiped the Lord, they also worshiped their idols.

And to this day their descendants do the same.

(NLT) — 41 So while these new residents worshiped the Lord, they also worshiped their idols.

And to this day their descendants do the same.

(NLT) — 5 Why do you continue to invite punishment?

Must you rebel forever?

Your head is injured, and your heart is sick.

(NLT) — 32 They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway.

Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.

(NLT) — 19 “Those who hear the warnings of this curse should not congratulate themselves, thinking, ‘I am safe, even though I am following the desires of my own stubborn heart.’

This would lead to utter ruin!

(NLT) — 17 So she cried whenever she was with him and kept it up for the rest of the celebration.

At last, on the seventh day he told her the answer because she was tormenting him with her nagging.

Then she explained the riddle to the young men.

(NLT) — 11 But he did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.

He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.

(NLT) — 10 Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined by these trials.

But the wicked will continue in their wickedness, and none of them will understand.

Only those who are wise will know what it means.

God’s perseverance in calling Israel to obedience

(NLT) — 30 In your love, you were patient with them for many years.

You sent your Spirit, who warned them through the prophets.

But still they wouldn’t listen!

So once again you allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them.

31 But in your great mercy, you did not destroy them completely or abandon them forever.

What a gracious and merciful God you are!

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(NLT) — 14 So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.

(NLT) — 6 Solomon replied, “You showed great and faithful love to your servant my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you.

And you have continued to show this great and faithful love to him today by giving him a son to sit on his throne.

(NLT) — 13 But if you stop your sinning and begin to obey the Lord your God, he will change his mind about this disaster that he has announced against you.

(NLT) — 13 But if you stop your sinning and begin to obey the Lord your God, he will change his mind about this disaster that he has announced against you.

(NLT) — 10 When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

Jesus Christ’s perseverance with those who would not believe

(NLT) — 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up.

And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.

Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame.

Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.

3 Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.

(NLT) — 17 Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people!

How long must I be with you?

How long must I put up with you?

Bring the boy here to me.”

(NLT) — 5 May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.

Christians’ perseverance in faith

(NLT) — 6 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him.