“V”—Vision
Keeping our minds focused on the Gospel can help us align our hearts to God’s own heart. We so easily fall into pettiness and needless division when we are not prizing the things God prizes.
Jesus endured the cross and its shame because of the joy set before him (Heb 12:2); a joy which refers to the fact that through suffering and death he would bring many children to glory (Heb 2:10-18).
Paul also endured all manner of things for the sake of the Gospel and in the furtherance of its saving ministry (1 Cor 9:23; Phil 1:12-13; 2 Tim 1:11-12).
A clear vision of the goal imparts fortitude in struggling toward it and great forbearance in the face of distractions from it.
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