Stress Check:
“Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart.”
2 Corinthians 4:1
Don’t deny the difficulty—embrace God’s grace in the reality of the season.
“For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, ‘Light shall shine out of darkness,’ is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”
2 Corinthians 4:5-6
Keep Jesus at the center, and let His light shine through everything you do this season.
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves.”
2 Corinthians 4:7
God’s power shines brightest through our weaknesses. Respect your limits and let Him carry the load.
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.”
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
Resilience isn’t about avoiding hardship; it’s about relying on God’s strength to stand firm in the storm.
“For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Fix your focus on what’s eternal—because the seasonal stress is temporary, but God’s glory is forever.
