Hebrews 10:35 is one of my anchor verses. Why? I love the Greek word for endurance ~ hupomone. It comes from two words: under, and to remain. Note in my Bible: It describes the capacity to continue to bear up under difficult circumstances, not with a passive complacency, but with a hopeful fortitude that actively resists weariness and defeat.

Have you ever been tempted to give up? I often think of David and his men when they had come back to their city. This is how I picture it. I am sure that they were bone weary. The hope of seeing their wives and children kept them going.

They crested the hill and looked down on Ziklag. It was all burned and there was no one around. 1 Samuel 30:4 says, “Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.”

David’s men talked about stoning him. Verse 6 says, “…because the soul of all the people was grieved…But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.” David knew how to stay the course. Stressful situations can cause us to become distressed.