Quotes about Endurance

The Bible and the history of the church both demonstrate that God's way for the suffering of His people has not always been the way of escape, but the way of endurance.

We don't deliberately look for trouble in life. It comes. Suffering is a universal fact; no one can escape its claws.

When one bears suffering faithfully, God is glorified and honored.

The Holy Spirit will remain with every believer right to the end. This thought has encouraged me a thousand times in these dark days when satanic forces are at work.

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever. ISAIAH 40:8

Ours may be the heritage of the withheld promises. We have been blessed through the endurance and faithfulness of those who have suffered in the past; the people around us, or those who will succeed us, may be blessed through our trials and suffering and how we react to them.

The church should not be pampered but rather prepare for, and expect, persecution—for it is Christ's body on earth.

The more we yield to pressure, the more easily we will yield next time.

Don't let the burdens and hardships of this life distract you or discourage you, but keep your eyes firmly fixed on what God has promised at the end of our journey: heaven itself.

A muscle becomes weak if it is not used. To become strong, a muscle must push against something.

Only the forward-looking Christian remains sincerely optimistic and joyful, knowing that Christ will win in the end.

Persecution, whether it is physical, social, or mental, is one of the worst types of pain, but those who persecute us are to be the objects of our prayers.