Endurance: The path to Heaven involves struggle and perseverance, we must continue faithfully to the end to achieve success!

 

You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

 - 2 Tim 2:1 

Life is all about having endurance! We must be faithful and never give up! The path to Heaven involves struggle and perseverance, we must continue faithfully to the end to achieve success! That is the key! We just need to endure. We all make mistakes. We all get down. We all can lose heart and hope. We need to fix our eyes on Jesus, focus on His promise of life eternal in Heaven with Him, when we follow Him, do our best, endure, not give up, persevere. Yes, we must continue faithfully to the end to achieve success!

The Mornings With God App said, "One of the secrets to living a true and successful life is learning to endure. Anyone can start well, but it’s those who continue faithfully to the end who achieve success. As followers of Christ, we are called to be soldiers, and soldiers must be able to endure hardship. A life of comfort and luxury doesn’t build true character. Some mothers try to shield their sons from all hardship, but that doesn’t prepare them for life. Imagine a soldier being kept from battle to avoid injury! Paul described himself as one competing in a race. He wanted to reach heaven, but he knew that the path to heaven involved struggle and perseverance. “If we endure, we will also reign with Him.” In the letters to the seven churches in Revelation, all the promised blessings lie beyond battles. The only way to receive them is by entering the struggle and enduring until the end. Nothing truly worthy can be gained without endurance." Found at:  https://www.youdevotion.com/mornings/november/7

My brother and I was talking and texting today about all of this. How life throws so much at you. It can really bring you down. All we can do is not let it. Focus on what is important. To endure, do our best, persevere, have faith, and work at it the best we can. We need to enjoy the best where God has us. Be faithful and joyful. Continue on the best we can. Give it all over to God, accept His will be done, surrender to Him, follow Jesus who He gave us as a model, our example, of how to live on this Earth School journey. I know I am grateful to my parents for raising us Catholic and helping us to know Jesus and be more like Him. Yes, the path to Heaven involves struggle and perseverance, we must continue faithfully to the end to achieve success!