Posts with the tag “resilience”

“Though you have not seen him, you love him…and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.” - 1 Peter 1:8 Joy is sometimes dismissed as naïve, but in times of trial, it’s nothing short of rebellion against the powers of despair. The resurrection declares that joy is our inheritance, an inside-out revolution powered by God’s Spirit.Peter writes to believers suffering for their faith. He ack...  Read More

"The Lord said to Gideon, 'The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, My own hand has saved me.'" - Judges 7:2 Have you ever looked at what you have in your hands and thought, there’s no way this is enough? That’s exactly how Gideon must have felt. At first, he had 32,000 men ready to go to battle. It still felt like a long sh...  Read More