{"id":14735,"date":"2026-05-29T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=14735"},"modified":"2026-04-15T05:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:34:40","slug":"joy-through-perseverance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/joy-through-perseverance\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy Through Perseverance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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We can rejoice in suffering not because of the pain, but because of what God produces through it. If we view suffering through a transformed lens, we don\u2019t deny that the hurt exists; we have confidence that the Lord will work through the hardship. Our sufferings become something God uses more than just a means of survival, shifting from meaningless pain to a purposeful process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you place a tea bag in hot water, it immediately begins to affect the liquid, changing it into something new. Trials reveal our inner life. When life presses in on us, it reveals our character and shows who we become in difficult times. Over time, our sufferings shape our integrity and humility and deepen our dependence on God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The older I get, the more I realize how little I control. We can only control our response; we can\u2019t control people or circumstances, but we can decide how we will respond to them. In my latest valley, I had no options, feeling like the Israelites standing at the Red Sea. I had no choice but to trust God. Day by day, I persevered, doing what I knew to do, keeping my morning appointments with the Savior, and receiving strength for the day from Him. In my pain, the Lord comforted me and helped me persevere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we persevere, hope develops from the settled assurance that God will complete what He started. Past trials show us the Lord\u2019s faithful character. Remembering what the Savior did for us allows hope to grow stronger. We begin to expect His goodness, even before we see it, knowing God never wastes a hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope rooted in the Savior\u2019s love doesn\u2019t disappoint. Rooted in God\u2019s love, not our circumstances, He doesn\u2019t abandon us, but instead assures He loves, holds, and sustains us. Suffering produces perseverance, which develops our character and gives us hope. The Lord\u2019s love never changes, no matter what we face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where have you seen God build endurance or character in your life through a difficult season?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joy Thought:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Even in the hardest moments, God creates beauty from ashes and leads us to the hope that never fails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two-minute read. We can rejoice in suffering not because of the pain, but because of what God produces through it. If we view suffering through a transformed lens, we don\u2019t deny that the hurt exists; we have confidence that the Lord will work through the hardship. Our sufferings become something God uses more than just… Continue reading Joy Through Perseverance<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14735"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14740,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14735\/revisions\/14740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}