But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
(1 Peter 5:10)
Jesus has called you to eternal glory. Before He went to the Cross, He prayed that you would receive His glory. (John 17:22.)

You may be persecuted for your confession of Christ, but Jesus has already told you this would happen. He said, “…In the world you will have tribulation…” (John 16:33). Not everybody will rejoice when the sick are healed and devils are cast out. In essence, Jesus said not to be concerned about what others might say. “…But be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (v. 33).

Since Jesus is an overcomer, you are also an overcomer by the power of the risen Christ in you.
You have the assurance that you are being perfected, established, strengthened, and settled. One version of the Bible says, “…[God] will himself give you mastery, and steadiness, and strength” (1 Peter 5:10 KNOX).

The Amplified Bible translates 1 Peter 5:10 as, “…[God] will Himself complete and make you what you ought to be, establish and ground you securely, and strengthen, and settle you.”

You can say with the Psalmist David, “The Lord will perfect that which concerns me…” (Ps. 138:8). You are “His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works…” (Eph. 2:10).

“And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you” (Phil. 1:6 AMP).

DECLARATION OF FAITH
God is perfecting everything that concerns me. I am His workmanship. I am complete in Jesus: established, strengthened, and settled. Thank You, Father, for perfecting me.
Source: 101 Days of Absolute Victory by Billy Joe Daugherty
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers