James 1:3 AMP
[3] Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace].
Matthew 11:28-30 TPT
[28] “Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Come to me. I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis. [29] Simply join your life with mine. Learn my ways and you’ll discover that I’m gentle, humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in me. [30] For all that I require of you will be pleasant and easy to bear.”
Psalms 16:8 NLT
[8] I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
Hebrews 12:2 GW
[2] We must focus on Jesus, the source and goal of our faith. He saw the joy ahead of him, so he endured death on the cross and ignored the disgrace it brought him. Now he holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.
Romans 5:3 NLT
[3] We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.
Matthew 16:24 GNT
[24] Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me.
Matthew 28:20 TPT
[20] And teach them to faithfully follow all that I have commanded you. And never forget that I am with you every day, even to the completion of this age.”
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