Enduring to the End

So it has dawned on me that sometimes our trials are never taken away. Sometimes we are burdened with them until we die, sometimes, or learn the lesson intended for us. As desciples of Christ, and as baptized members of His church, we have taken upon us the understanding that we are to ‘endure to the end’. What does it mean to endure to the end. I always thought enduring to the end meant to be a faithful member of Christ’s church until we die. To represent Him in the best way we know how.

I believe ‘enduring to the end’ does mean the things I just mentioned, but  I believe ‘enduring to the end’ also means that we need to endure our trials and frustrations until the end. Often, it is easier for us to pray and ask God to ‘take this problem away from me’. We can find ourselves telling God to ‘just get me through this trial’. But how often have we taken a step back and pondered the idea that, maybe there is a trial that we inherit that won’t go away – ever. What if there are trials given to us that test us on how well we hold out on and to see how well we continue our faithful relationship with God? 

I propose  that ‘enduring to the end’ not only means being faithful members of God’s church to the end, but it also means enduring our trials to the end on a very personal and practical level – even if they never go away, or take time to. Even though some trials don’t go away, we have the opportunity to show our God how well we love Him under every circumstance we encounter. It is here where we can focus on strengthening our relationship with God, and then we’ll be able to see how the negatives of our trials can be made into positives. God will show us. It may not be immediate, but the day will come.