Stronger Through Life’s Challenges
Adapted from Wake Up to the Word
Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance.
We all face obstacles from time to time. God doesn’t remove every obstacle that stands in our way because we are often made stronger as we learn to overcome obstacles. When we deal with the difficulties of life, we are strengthened. But if we run from all of them, we will never grow and become stronger in our faith and abilities.
If God allowed us to go through all of life without any obstacles, it would harm us. We would not be as strong as we could have been. Many times, our obstacles are what God uses to give us the strength to succeed, as long as we refuse to quit when there seems to be no way to go on.
You can face your fears and overcome them, and when you do, you’ll often find they gave you the strength you needed for the next situation that comes.
Prayer of the Day: Lord, give me strength to face challenges without fear. Help me trust You in every obstacle and grow stronger through each situation. Teach me to keep moving forward with confidence, amen.
