[marriagerestoration] Digest Today: Determine To Persevere!!

How determine are you to persevere? Are you determine to walk by faith and not be moved by your circumstance?

Phil. 1:6 "Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:"

We all pray, but how determined are we in our prayers? Are we willing to spend the time to reach the throne room of heaven, or do we easily give up on God?

'In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I
will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!' And the Lord said, 'Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will see that they get justice, and quickly.

However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?'" (Luke 18:1-8).

Now, if an unjust judge could show kindness to this woman and gave her that which she petitioned him for. How much more our God, who is JUST, KIND, RIGHTEOUS and TRUE. Won't He also do this?

In this parable in Luke 18, Jesus teaches an important lesson about perseverance in prayer. It might be good for us to learn the lesson that Christians have been learning for the past two thousand years.

And He told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose hope. Right away, Luke tells us why Jesus wanted to teach this parable. This is a lesson for us that we ought to always pray and not lose heart.

2 Tim. 1:12 "For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day."

I think many Christians don't give God enough credit. We give up too easily in having our needs met. Of course it's true that sometimes God tells us to wait, but more often than not God wants to grant our petitions.

There is something to be learned from praying even when it seems there is no answer. We learn important lessons in faith when we persevere in prayer and eventually see God's miracle in our life, our marriage, our family, etc.

Heb. 10.36 "For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise."

Christ's purpose for this story was so that we would learn not to lose hope. No matter how bad your situation might seem, no matter how hopeless the circumstances, or how helpless you might feel, don't lose hope. It may seem like God is far away and has abandoned you. Trust in God. He will do it for you. He wants to restore your marriage more than you do.


Heb. 10:23 "Let us hold fast the profession of [our] faith without wavering; (for he [is] faithful that promised;"


I am praying and interceding on your behalf daily. I won't give up in your situation.

Be encouraged

Pastor Doreen
2778 NW 193 Terr. Miami, FL 33056