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\u201cB<\/b>e more persistent than the devil.\u201d<\/b><\/h1>\n

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1<\/sup><\/i>And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint<\/strong>;\u00a02<\/sup>Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:\u00a03<\/sup>And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.\u00a04<\/sup>And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;\u00a05<\/sup>Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.<\/i><\/p>\n

Luke 18:1-5<\/b><\/p>\n

So then, surrender to God. Stand up to the devil and resist him and he will flee in agony.<\/p>\n

James 4:7 (The Passion Translation)<\/strong><\/p>\n

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.<\/p>\n

Galatians 6:9 (English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One definition of persistence is “steady pursuit of what is undertaken<\/em>“. God has given you the tools and weapons necessary to be victorious in times of testing. In Luke 4 we read the story of Jesus being tested by the devil in the wilderness.\u00a0 The enemy came time and time again to try to wear Jesus down. Jesus however, persisted in standing against the enemy by consistently using scripture to answer each temptation. He stood in the power of God’s Word until the devil relented.<\/p>\n

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Victory Action<\/b><\/h2>\n

When I am being tested by the enemy I will stand firm on the Word of God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cBe more persistent than the devil.\u201d \u00a0 1And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;\u00a02Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:\u00a03And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge … <\/p>\n

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