{"id":388,"date":"2025-11-20T06:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wordpress\/drbobnichols\/?p=388"},"modified":"2025-11-19T22:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T04:38:09","slug":"enjoy-not-endure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2025\/11\/20\/enjoy-not-endure\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy Life Don’t Just Endure It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cG<\/strong>od wants us to enjoy, not endure our marriages and lives.\u201d<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

1 Peter 3:7-12 (J.B. Phillips New Testament)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

7\u00a0<\/sup>Similarly, you husbands should try to understand the wives you live with, honouring them as physically weaker yet equally<\/strong> heirs with you of the grace of eternal life. If you don\u2019t do this, you will find it impossible to pray properly.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Be good to each other\u2014and to all men<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

8-12\u00a0<\/sup>To sum up, you should all be of one mind living like brothers with true love and sympathy for each other, generous and courteous at all times. Never pay back a bad turn with a bad turn or an insult with another insult, but on the contrary pay back with good. For this is your calling\u2014to do good and one day to inherit all the goodness of God. For: \u2018He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile: let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil\u2019.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While endurance is an important characteristic when it refers to longevity, other times it has a negative connotation. We tend to just “endure” life’s tougher challenges because we have lost our power to resist and persevere. We just try to “get through” that long line at the DMV, or that holiday dinner with our loud uncle whoever. We cannot find joy in the situation. But that was never God’s plan for us! He is a good Father. He has good, enjoyable things for us. The scripture quoted above gives us some keys for enjoying, not just enduring. But here is the thing, The Word of God tells us to be generous and courteous AT ALL TIMES! What? How will that help the situation? It may not change the circumstances, but you will find that it will change you. Because when we obey God, we have His full backing in the situation. God will use the opportunity to change us from the inside out. Just think about it, the scripture says that if we do good, it will give us access to ALL of God’s goodness. Sounds like a good trade to me! Peter points out earlier in the passage that by not doing good when we can, we will not even be able to pray correctly. Wow! I guess this stuff is pretty important so maybe we should try it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Effective relationships are foundational to an enjoyable life.  As I respect and walk in love toward others, I love life as I see good days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cGod wants us to enjoy, not endure our marriages and lives.\u201d 1 Peter 3:7-12 (J.B. Phillips New Testament) 7\u00a0Similarly, you husbands should try to understand the wives you live with, honouring them as physically weaker yet equally heirs with you of the grace of eternal life. If you don\u2019t do this, you will find it … <\/p>\n

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