"Endureth"

The key word for this week seems to be "endureth".  In today's society, we are accustomed to having everything "our way" and having it right now. Consider the fast-food drive-thru window and you'll realize what I'm saying. However, life does not offer us one of those windows. When things seem to be going crazy, when everything seems to be falling apart, and when you feel you can't go on...the word you need to hang on to is "endureth."
The Bible tells us many stories of people who had issues in their lives. I think that's a given with any human being. Life continuously throws us curve balls when we're up to bat, making it very hard to hit anything better than a foul ball. Look at Job...he lost everything he had in one day's time. Joseph tried doing everything right, but ended up in a pit, sold into slavery, and in prison. There are many other examples too. Sometimes we do everything "right" and it ends up all wrong. The trick is to endure.
No matter what is going on in your life...whether it be physical, spiritual, financial, or anything in between...you must remember that the ultimate goal is to endure. The Bible tells us if we're going to win, we've got to endure till the end. It doesn't say you have to "like" what's going on or that everything is going to be a bed of roses, you just have to make it through it. Tie a knot in your rope and hang in there. The beautiful thing about it is that God will be with you all the way through. Sometimes we fail to realize that and we tend to think we're all alone in the pit. If you're on God's side, He says He will never leave you alone. What an encouragement that should be to us. Ultimately, God IS in control...its in His hands.
So, keep telling yourself "this too shall pass" and encouraging yourself in the Lord. If He has brought you to it, He will and is more than able to bring you through it. Don't let the enemy tell you that you're going to fall apart because God will hold you together....you're in His hands. Just put on your boots and walk right through the muck of disappointment and let-downs, keep rolling through every soggy valley and discouragement, continue to look to the Lord for your help and know that it won't last always. God knows how much you can bear and He knows exactly how much He's going to let you stretch this time around.
I know the phrase "grin and bear it" isn't what we always want to hear, but that's the gist of what "endureth" manes. Hang in there and  know God will bring you through the fire if you'll just hold on, wait on Him and worship your way right through it.