Keep Going

What this episode covers

Endure.  Persevere.  Be steadfast.  Hold fast.  Be patient.  Different ways of saying the same thing—a thing we have a really tough time doing. Some things are hard in the moment—they can be very hard indeed.  But holding on for a long time may be the hardest thing. Our bodies wear out.  If you are too young to have experienced this firsthand, take a look at your grandparents.  As time goes on, all of us get weaker, slower, less capable. The same can happen emotionally and spiritually.  We have been in expectation of our Lord’s return most of our lives, and he has not appeared.  The wait can wear on us. Hence the repeated exhortations in scripture, saying it in different ways.  God is hoping (I believe) to get our attention, and hold our attention.  He knows it’s hard for us, so He keeps saying it.

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