Thread by @Tutsy22

2 Timothy 2: 4-5

4. No one serving in the army gets entangled in everyday affairs; the soldier’s aim is to please the enlisting officer.

5. And in the case of an athlete, no one is crowned without competing according to the rules.

#TutsyDailyScriptures

1. Too many people, often quite gifted, accomplish much less than they otherwise could have accomplished simply because they give up, buckle under, can’t stand the pressure.

2. You and I are called to perseverance, but not that lonely perseverance of one trying to “keep on keeping on” when keeping on no longer makes any sense from a human perspective.

3. This is a call to a life bathed in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, in which we are motivated by that which goes beyond ourselves to be all God would have us be as we persist, as we persevere as followers of Jesus, empowered by His Holy Spirit.

4. A life lived without perseverance is a life that tries to exist by mobilize natural talents, forgetting that some of the most gifted people in the world are failures because they give up when the going gets tough. In fact, some people with talents, never find their focus.

5. First, you & I are called to persevere in the transmission of the faith. (2 Timothy 2:1-2).

Second, you & I are called to perseverance in difficult times. 2 Timothy 2:3-7

Third, you and I are called to perseverance in memory of what Jesus Christ has done. (2 Timothy 2:8-10).

6. Fourth, you and I are called to a perseverance that faces a future promise. 2 Timothy 2:11-13.

7. This is what it is all about. It is not about me. It is about God & how God works through u & me, helping us to persevere in transmitting our faith, in difficult times, in remembering what Jesus Christ has done for us & to persevere in the face of God’s future promise.

Shalom