Endurance: Trusting God Through Delays in Ministry Growth

📖 Introduction

Endurance is a virtue the Bible highlights again and again, especially when it comes to waiting on God’s promises and purposes. In ministry, it’s easy to feel discouraged when the growth or progress we envision is delayed. However, God’s timing is perfect, and His ways are higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9). This study invites you to embrace endurance, learning to trust God deeply rather than rushing or relying on your own plans.

Throughout these five days, we will explore biblical examples and truths to encourage your heart when ministry results seem slow or stagnant. You’ll discover how true faith looks beyond visible results and rests in God’s faithfulness to give increase in His perfect time. Remember, the sower does not control the growth, only the planting (1 Corinthians 3:6).

As you engage with God’s Word this week, may you be strengthened in your spirit to patiently persevere, keeping your eyes fixed on Jesus, the ultimate example of endurance (Hebrews 12:1-3). Through this journey, you’ll be reminded that delays do not mean denial—and often God is doing a deeper work in the waiting. Embrace His timing fully, and trust that the increase will come in His way and in His time. Let's begin this transformative journey of lasting endurance in ministry.