Colossians 1:11

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

¹⁰ so that you may lead a life that is worthy of the Lord and give him entire satisfaction. May you be fruitful and increase in the doing of all good, as you thus know God! ¹¹ May his glorious might nerve you with full power to endure and to be patient cheerfully, whatever comes, ¹² thanking the Father who has qualified us to share the lot of the saints in the Light,

All Things

Filled with Joy

O God

Ephesians 3:16

praying Him out of the wealth of his glory to grant you a mighty increase of strength by his Spirit in the inner man.

Ephesians 4:2

with perfect modesty and gentleness, showing forbearance to one another patiently, zealous in love

Romans 5:3-5

Not only so, but we triumph even in our troubles, knowing that trouble produces endurance,

Ephesians 6:10

To conclude. Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might;

Philippians 4:13

In him who strengthens me I am able for anything.

Romans 2:7

eternal life to those who by patiently doing good aim at glory, honour, and immortality,

2 Corinthians 4:7

But I possess this treasure in a frail vessel of earth, to show that the transcending power belongs to God, not to myself;

2 Corinthians 6:4-6

I prove myself at all points a true minister of God, by great endurance, by suffering, by troubles, by calamities,

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

but he told me, "It is enough for you to have my grace: it is in weakness that [my] power is fully felt." So I am proud to boast of all my weakness, and thus to have the power of Christ resting on my life.

James 5:7-8

Be patient, then, brothers, till the arrival of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious crop of the land, biding his time patiently till he gets the autumn and the spring rains;

2 Peter 1:6

intelligence with self-control, self-control with stedfastness, stedfastness with piety,

Acts 5:41

The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy of suffering dishonour for the sake of the Name;

1 Thessalonians 3:3-4

to prevent anyone being disturbed by these troubles. (Troubles are our lot, you know that well;

2 Timothy 2:1-3

Now, my son, be strong in the grace of Christ Jesus,

Hebrews 10:34-38

for you did sympathize with the prisoners, and you took the confiscation of your own belongings cheerfully, conscious that elsewhere you had higher, you had lasting, possessions.

Hebrews 11:34-38

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness won to strength, proved valiant in warfare, and routed hosts of foreigners.

Hebrews 12:1-2

Therefore, with all this host of witnesses encircling us, we must strip off every handicap, strip off sin with its clinging folds, to run our appointed course steadily,

James 1:2-4

Greet it as pure joy, my brothers, when you come across any sort of trial,

Revelation 14:12

This is what shows the patience of the saints ??they who keep God's commands and the faith of Jesus.

Acts 1:8

You will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses at Jerusalem, throughout all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."