There is a connection between endurance, perseverance, and hope. The stronger our hope, the more resolute we endurance and maintain our relationship with Him. The longer we endure, the more we persevere through the tuff times, but without hope it’s difficult to hang tough. The more we know of Jesus, and what He had done for us, the greater will be our endurance, even when circumstances seem to be saying that everything is hopeless. “The hope of salvation” protects our thinking, our minds, so that we’re able to resist giving in to thoughts of hopelessness. So, hope is central to what we’re about as believers, not just something we lean on in challenging times.
For most, however, they have placed money at the center of happiness, thus requiring ever greater amounts to gain greater satisfaction. During times of hardship, lost of a job or some costly family situations, funds lessen; they are forced to seek other means of acquiring wealth. Under such statements as: "we are only trying to make it better for our family," or "we need to work based on the economy" everyone soon suffers because of missing parents who are now working 24/7 just to survive rising costs.
God is "a father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, a God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing." Psalm 68:5, 6
If we can regain our connection between endurance, perseverance, and hope, thus placing God at the center and not money, we soon realize that money is not as important as our kids.
