I am preaching today on Paul’s advice for enduring, “Secrets of Endurance”, as I continue a series in 2 Corinthians. What are the keys to perseverance? What will help us endure for the long haul? How can we keep on keeping on, in the face of adversity? Here is one version of what Paul says.
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Look at life from the inside out.
Value the spiritual over the physical.
Think about the future more than the present.
I am reminded of a quote from Euripedes: “Do not slight what is near when you aim at what is far.” It is more important to end well than to begin well. Quoting Paul again, “Therefore, we don’t give up!”