Colossians 1:11

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

¹⁰ so that the lives you live may be worthy of your Master and wholly pleasing to him, and you may be fruitful in all kinds of good deeds, and may grow into fuller knowledge of God. ¹¹ Then, so mighty is his majesty, he will nerve you perfectly with strength for the cheerful exercise of endurance and forbearance in every situation, ¹² and you will thank the Father who has entitled you to share the lot of God's people in the realm of light.

All Things

Filled with Joy

O God

Ephesians 3:16

and beg him out of his wealth of glory to strengthen you mightily through his Spirit in your inner nature

Ephesians 4:2

with perfect humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another lovingly.

Romans 5:3-5

More than that, we ought to glory in our troubles, for we know that trouble produces endurance,

Ephesians 6:10

Henceforth you must grow strong through union with the Lord and through his mighty strength.

Philippians 4:13

I can do anything through him who gives me strength.

Romans 2:7

Those who by persistently doing right strive for glory, honor, and immortality will have eternal life,

2 Corinthians 4:7

But I have this treasure in a mere ear then jar, to show that its amazing power belongs to God and not to me.

2 Corinthians 6:4-6

On the contrary, as a servant of God I try in every way to commend myself to them, through my great endurance in troubles, difficulties, hardships,

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

and he said to me, "My favor is enough for you, for only where there is weakness is perfect strength developed." So I am perfectly willing to boast of all my weakness, so that the strength of Christ may shelter me.

James 5:7-8

So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer has to wait for the precious crop from the ground, and be patient with it, until it gets the early and the late rains.

2 Peter 1:6

knowledge with self-control, self-control with steadfastness, steadfastness with piety,

Acts 5:41

So they went out from before the council, glad that they had been thought worthy to bear disgrace for the sake of Jesus,

1 Thessalonians 3:3-4

and encourage you not to be led astray, any of you, in all these troubles. You know yourselves that this is what we must expect,

2 Timothy 2:1-3

So you, my son, must find strength in the blessing that comes through Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 10:34-38

For you showed sympathy with those who were in prison, and you put up with it cheerfully when your property was taken from you, for you knew that you had in yourselves a greater possession that was lasting.

Hebrews 11:34-38

put out furious fires, escaped death by the sword, found strength in their time of weakness, proved mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.

Hebrews 12:1-2

Therefore, let us too, with such a crowd of witnesses about us, throw off every impediment and the entanglement of sin, and run with determination the race for which we are entered,

James 1:2-4

You must find the greatest joy, my brothers, in being involved in various trials,

Revelation 14:12

On this fact rests the endurance of God's people, who obey God's commands and cling to their faith in Jesus.

Acts 1:8

but you will be given power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria and to the very ends of the earth."