Day 2: Standing Firm When Life Tries to Knock You Out

You may feel like you are in a boxing ring, facing sickness, enemies, or trouble that tries to knock you off your feet. The devil might have you on the ropes, hoping for a knockout in the very first round. However, when you are on the Lord’s side, you have the strength to endure the blows and keep your hands up. Even when the fight is tough and you are looking for relief, God gives you enough strength to keep standing. You can testify that despite the jabs and the hooks of life, you are still here.

2 Corinthians 4:8-10 – We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

Reflection: In the middle of a current “round” of struggle, what would it look like for you to simply “show up” by faith and trust God to handle the situation instead of trying to fight it in your own strength?