2 Thessalonians 3:5

2  Thessalonians 3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the endurance of Christ.

on the positive side, we need to enjoy the love of God that we may love Him in order to live for Him, and on the negative side, we need to participate in the endurance of Christ that we may endure sufferings, as He did, to stand against Satan, the enemy of God. Loving God and enduring sufferings are excellent characteristics of a Christian living.