Perseverance

My Men's Group was studying the Book of James tonight and came across the topic of "Perseverance." I have found this a very good topic. God taught me about "perseverance" by allowing me to choose things for myself while I was a teenager. I choose my career, the place I rented, the university I attended to ... The bigger my ambition was, the more I had to endure in order to achieve the goal. I had to work on everything but sometimes, life loves to throw us curve balls. It's cool if someone gets your back but this isn't always the case. You have to face the challenge by yourself sometimes, but I know I was never alone. Jesus was with me. Even in my darkest hours, I have found rest and peace in Him. I was afraid to go to face another day but Jesus allows me to hide in His shelter. He lets me. My moment of weakness taught me to depend on Jesus, to totally trust Him. I looked back now and realized those times of perseverance built a better character out of me so I can be a tool to make His name glorified.

I finally completed my photography site (chrislophotography.com) today – beefed up & beta out. It was many hours of painstaking work and am very tired but I did it. "Perseverance" at work is just as important as in lives. I encourage you to give it a try.