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Perseverance. We wait in expectation for the breakthrough in our lives. The better job, a fitness goal, a loved one returning to the Lord. It is in the place of expectation that one sees the breakthrough. The problem is we often set our eyes on the goal and miss the transformation of ourselves in the process.
It has been said “At 211 degrees, water is hot. At 212 degrees, it boils. And with boiling water, comes steam… and with steam, you can power a train. One degree. Applying one extra degree of temperature to water means the difference between something that is simply very hot and something that generates enough force to power a machine.”
It is time for the Church to move from 211 degrees to 212. That one degree is the place of transforming oneself and others. The one degree comes when the heat is turned up: the place of perseverance. Believe for the breakthrough, but allow yourself to be changed into the image of Jesus in the process.
“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:2-5
