ENDURANCE

“Endurance” was birthed from a place of going through a difficult season in my life. We all face challenges in life, but it is how we respond that makes the difference in our preferred outcomes.

“Endurance” symbolizes to keep on going forward, to keep on pressing in, to keep on running the race despite our circumstances or challenges that we face.

To me the symbolism of the running horse stands for strength, power, determination, courage, fierceness, going forward, pressing-in, heading towards your goal. It stands for endurance and perseverance. Endurance goes hand in hand with hope. It will motivate us to continue our journey with the positive expectation to receive our break-through’s, and press forward to see our hopes and dreams fulfilled. It is a motivation to believe that our efforts will bear fruit.

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful”. (Heb 10:23, NKJV)

Isaiah 26:3 says: “You will keep in perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both inclination and character], Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation]” (AMP).

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers” (Gal 6:9-10, NIV)

“Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matt 24:12-14, NIV).

No matter the challenges that we face, we need to endure for our lives are a testimony in the making. One day we will give account for our actions.

The Word tells us that we are more then conquerors through Christ who loves us.

“”What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord”. (Romans 8: 31-39, NIV)

May the message of this prophetic painting encourage you as it does me. All we need to do is to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, to endure in our faith (Heb 10:23) and know that all things work together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purposes (Rom 8:28), and that no weapon formed against us shall prosper (Is 54:17).

“No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the LORD” ((Is 54:17, NKJV).

To view the video of this painting click on this link: https://youtu.be/MPnkMM70STY

Blessings Corinne