Perseverance Produces Maturity

Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. (James 1:2-4 MSG)

Perseverance will help one mature. Continue on even if there are hard times. It is to those who persevere who gets to mature and develop well.. Otherwise, we try to cut short the "glory" by not going through the trials we face joyfully.

God knows how much I need to persevere with irritating and annoying persons.  At times, people get to my nerves yet i know i ought to endure and enjoy this process of learning on how to deal better with people of all kinds of styles and personality.  I know God is teaching me a lesson on this, thus i will learn - will persevere & when it's done, be mature on how to handle it again.. Hopefully not anymore! :)

// Lord, please help me to persevere in times of trial - no matter what, that i will continue on. Thank you for the opportunity to grow more maturely in you. In Jesus' name amen.