PERSISTENCE

WITNESS




4-26-13




PERSISTENCE










We are
Never going to be perfect
As our Lord and Savior
Was perfect


We are human
We have limitations
We have weaknesses


That doesn’t mean
We should give up
And keep striving
To get better


It just means
That we must recognize
That we are NOT God


Accept it


Keep learning more about ourselves
And keep ourselves moving
In that positive direction
To becomes as close to God---and Christ
As we can---for us


PERSISTENCE


Do you know what persistence means


Persistence means to---
Refuse to give up
It means to persevere


It means
That when we slip up
From time to time
And we will


It means for us
To continue to stand firm in our faith---to persevere


It means for us
To continue to believe
In God’s plan and love for us


It means that we should NOT LISTEN
To those internal and external voices
That are telling us
That we don’t measure up
And that we never will


WE MUST KNOW
That when we begin to doubt ourselves
That GOD STILL BELIEVES in us


“My sheep listen to my voice
I KNOW THEM---and they know me
I give them eternal life
And they shall NEVER PERISH
NO ONE can snatch them
Out of my hand


My Father
Who has given them to me
Is GREATER THAN ALL
NO ONE can snatch them
Out of my Father’s hand
I and the Father are ONE” John 10:27-30


So we must persist
In our faith
We must persevere
In our faith


It is
Our persistence and perseverance
That touches God---NOT OUR PERFECTION
As he knows---he ALONE is perfect


“I thank my God
Every time I remember you
In all my prayers
For all of you


I always pray with joy
Because of our partnership
In the Gospel


From the first day until now
Being confident of this
That he who began
A good work in you
Will carry it on to completion
Until the day of Christ Jesus” 1 Philippians 3-6


PERSIST AND PERSEVERE in faith
God loves you


Robert P. Wallman
1-17-12




Ps WITNESS 4-26-13 and 4-24-2019