2013-11-19T06:00:05-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/endure/ http://faithgateway.com/soldiers-marching-orders/ 2013-11-19T06:00:05-05:00 Second Timothy 2:3 says, “Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” A soldier has to know his instructions. Orders are rules of play. King Jesus said, “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you” (John 20:21). We can learn the rules of play, if we read in the Bible […] http://faithgateway.com/climb-the-right-mountain/ 2013-10-04T14:45:25-05:00 “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this.” —Psalm 37:5 In 1988, Jim Hayhurst Sr., a forty-seven-year-old former Procter & Gamble professional and advertising executive, became the oldest member of the Canadian Expedition to reach the summit of the tallest peak on earth, Mount Everest. Jim’s book, The […] http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%202:3&version=NIV 2009-07-27T10:53:50-05:00 Christians are not promised a life free of suffering, but we are called to endure the hardships that we experience. This passage compares Christians to soldiers, who at times must persevere in difficult circumstances.