Endure

I know the experience of being in need and of having more than enough; I have learned the secret to being content in any and every circumstance, whether full or hungry or whether having plenty or being poor. I can endure all these things through the power of the one who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:12-13 CEB)

Today's meditation:

• Visionaries are seldom satisfied with success, but are always pushing to the next big thing, and in the extreme, can find themselves overextended. What is needed are visionaries who fit the Philippians definition of being content to use what's in their hands to the glory of God, never forcing the action, always facilitating as God builds the house.

Pray today:

• For the Emmanuel family to possess faith-based endurance, steadily maintaining the work of ministry in the present while patiently seeking a God-inspired vision for the future.
• For confidence in God's keeping power through lean times, for strength at the breakout moments to advance boldly in times of plenty.
• For those who grow weary in the fight to tap into the power of Jesus, to draw spiritual and emotional strength from Jesus, to find the stamina to stand another day, to work one more hour, to endure until Jesus brings a better day.

Pray First! Pray Through!