Be HumbleSample

Have you ever watched a boxing match? If you have, then you know that no boxer just stands there taking hits without fighting back. Even in the face of the hardest knocks, they do their best to keep fighting. For us, sometimes life can feel a lot like this. We’re in the ring just struggling to stay standing and keep fighting in the face of life’s trials.

As Peter’s words in Scripture remind us, we aren’t called to take hit after hit in life without help. We can have hope and confidence that, in the midst of whatever struggles we’re facing, God promises not just to help us stay in the ring but to also give us joy as we do. Does that mean our struggles magically disappear? Or that we’re supposed to act like we’re fine all the time? Of course not! But it does mean that, even in our most difficult moments, we can find joy when we put our confidence in God to get us through it.

Is there a struggle you’re facing in life right now? Something challenging you’re fighting through or dealing with? This week, ask God to help you find joy in the middle of that. Then, be on the lookout for signs of God’s presence and joy in your life every day!