I know that enduring to the end doesn’t sound very sexy nor does it put your mind at ease about doing the will of God.

Like you, I want to live a life of great happiness all the time. I do not want to build up my resistance to trials but when we keep the things of the Lord in our heart it does build up our resistance.

Biblical Ground Work: Luke

Jesus Himself said, “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) His mother can testify to every inch of this.

Mary did not have an easy life or one without trials even before she had Jesus. She lived in Nazareth where the Romans came to collect taxes and their work was for the Roman Empire. They were not their own.

She became pregnant before marriage and gave birth in a town that was not her own. She went to the Synagogue out of duty and was told her heart would be broken. It was broken and fixed.

Biblical Life Lesson: Keeping these things in your heart will show you the power of Jesus in your life.

In A Soul on Fire we discussed Enduring to the End for the past four weeks and no one can attest to endurance than Mary the mother of Jesus.

From her birth until her death she had to endure some pretty awful stuff. From being pregnant to a missing child; from watching Jesus’ works to watching Him die. She saw Him die then she saw Him alive.

Let’s see what we should make of this in light of our Biblical Power Tools from “A Soul on Fire” in The Bible Gals. You can click on the links below to watch the four consecutive videos.

Endure to the End Part 1	https://www.facebook.com/kathleenderbyshireauthor/videos/270673751399723
Endure to the End Part 2	https://www.facebook.com/theholyproductivewoman/videos/297055762041757
Endure to the End Part 3	https://www.facebook.com/theholyproductivewoman/videos/924718554979590
Endure to the End Part 4	https://www.facebook.com/100328951852611/videos/314810416687428

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