When life gets hard, people will try to give you every “trick in the book” to solve your problem. When you get news you don’t want to get, or family life is full of struggle, and all of our attempts at living the good life are falling flat – people will try to think of everything they can to soothe their inner pain. Try harder. Work harder. Work less. Get over it. Give into it. Prioritize pleasure. Give up all pleasure. But do you see what Paul is saying? What do you really need? What will actually see you through to the end? Look at Jesus. His face, the truth of His gospel, brings a real renewal (ft. Caleb Clark, Church Planting Resident at Deer Creek Church).
