#342.1 – “A Persistent Little Bugger”

“Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” - Romans 12:12
Joshua had what acted like a little stomach bug two and a half weeks ago. Without complaining or even waking us up, he got up in the middle of the late night Friday/early morning Saturday hours with his stomach hurting. He actually had vomited twice before he woke Sarah up. Then he continued off and on through the night. That Saturday he was weak, but had stopped vomiting. By Saturday evening, he seemed to be better. Then early Sunday morning, he started throwing up again. But through it all Joshua never complained or cried about it. He just hung around and took it easy and eventually got better.
The bug (or whatever it was that was causing him to feel ill) was persistent, but so was Joshua. No matter how many times he had to get up and deal with it, he did. And he did what he was supposed to do - resting as much as he could… drinking and eating a little once he felt like it… and just living with it. By the third day, he was better.
Persistence is a quality of bugs that plague us. It is also a quality of our spiritual enemies as they wage war against us. It is, therefore, a quality that would behoove us to have as we engage them in battle. However, our persistence should not be rooted in regards to our own strength; rather, it ought to be seen in the way we seek to continually dwell in the presence of our Father, the Commander of the army.

Daniel