Perseverance in Spiritual Disciplines

The apostle Paul calls the believers walk in this life a race (1 Cor 9:24; 2 Tim 4:7-8) However, believers can't expect to sail effortlessly through life's spiritual marathon. Life gets exhausting and gritty even for the most faithful followers. We have to make a conscious and painful effort to keep running after Christ and not collapse. But if we seek diligently to endure, God will provide us with the strength to persevere and keep running onwards toward the goal. Let's take a look at some faithful men in history who are examples to use of what it means to persevere in the spiritual disciplines.