Perseverance – “steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.”  Perseverance requires an understanding mind, a submissive will, and wisdom.

James 1: 9-11

The Perspective of Rich and Poor

9 Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation,
10 but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away.
11 For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.