Hebrews 12:1-2

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Pain + Time = Torture

Pain + Time + Purpose = Endurance

Torture = Breaks Down

Endurance = Builds Up

Do you have a regular chair time, really?

Have you given something up?

Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud

Incompatible Wishes

-I want to invest my money, and I want that new car.

-I want more time with my buddies, but I also want to really work on my marriage.

-I want to eat all the brownies, and I want to fit into my jeans.

Are you frustrated yet satisfied?

2 Corinthians 4:8-9

8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

2 Corinthians 6:8-10

8 We are…genuine, yet regarded as impostors; 9 known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; 10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

Philippians 4:12

…I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation

Hebrews 12:2

...looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.