Perseverance: Praying through Life’s Challenges

When Nehemiah looked at Jerusalem's broken walls, he saw more than rubble—he saw a daunting task that could not be accomplished apart from God.

Many Christians face their own broken places: a recurring sin, a lingering grief, a strained relationship, or a burden that refuses to disappear. In Perseverance: Praying Through Life's Challenges, award-winning author Donna Snow turns to Nehemiah's rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls to show how God sustains His people through struggle, opposition, and discouragement. This eight-week Bible study explores how God strengthens faith, renews hope, and sustains His people through His Word, prayer, and the encouragement of fellow believers.

Through biblical teaching, personal stories, reflection questions, journaling opportunities, and leader resources, Snow helps readers identify the persistent challenge they are facing and bring it honestly before the Lord. Along the way, you'll be reminded that perseverance is not a matter of relying on your own determination but of trusting God's promises and receiving His daily care.

In this study, you'll explore how to:

• Bring your struggles before God in honest, faithful prayer.
• Identify the particular challenge that weighs on your heart.
• Recognize spiritual opposition and cling to God's Word.
• Receive encouragement and support from the Body of Christ.
• Remain steadfast when progress feels slow or uncertain.
• Find hope in Christ's faithfulness amid setbacks and disappointments.
• Develop lasting habits of prayer and Scripture reading.

Designed for individual study or group discussion, Perseverance offers practical encouragement for Christians facing ongoing challenges, including anxiety, difficult relationships, grief, financial pressures, and other burdens that seem unwilling to go away.

No matter how long the struggle has lasted, you do not face it alone. Through Nehemiah's story, you'll see how God calls His people to prayer, sustains them through His promises, and points them to the lasting hope found in Christ, who faithfully carries His people through every trial.