21 Day Favor FastSample

DAY 19: ENDURANCE

Prayer Topic: Pray for the strength to endure trials.

Devotional: Endurance is the ability to persist in faith and patience during trials. When someone runs cross country or runs marathons they are often described as an endurance athlete. Running a 100m sprint fast is very impressive but it is over in a matter of seconds. What can often be extremely impressive is someone who runs a marathon and through the grit of wanting to give up or call it quits they continue in the race. Imagine running a marathon and wanting to give up half way through. You still have hours of a mental battle to go. For the one who crosses the finish line, they have endured it all. In Hebrews 12:1-2 (NIV), it says, "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith."

During this fast, pray for the strength to endure trials with unwavering faith. Fix your eyes on Jesus, the source of your endurance, knowing that He runs the race with you.

Quote: "Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing but to turn it into glory." – William Barclay

Reflection 1: Reflect on past trials that tested your endurance. How did you grow through those experiences, and how can they prepare you for challenges ahead?

Reflection 2: Consider the encouragement of the "great cloud of witnesses" mentioned in Hebrews 12. How can their stories inspire your endurance and faith?