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These last couple months have been a roller coaster for me.

June 22nd — I got baptized. One of the most significant days of my life 🙌 PRAISE GOD !

That same night , I break my thumb in my rec bball league. I needed surgery and was told I couldn’t workout or sweat for over a month… w/ 4 months full recovery.

If you know me , fitness is a huge part of my identity. So yeah … I struggled.

BUT in that struggle ? That’s where God showed up.

I had more time for things I wouldn’t typically make time for. Prayer walks , journaling , reading , studying scripture. I wrestled with God. How could He let this happen ? But through the struggle , He started teaching me about trials and suffering:

Romans 5:3–5 — Suffering → Endurance → Character → Hope. And hope never fails because it’s rooted in His love.

James 1:2–4 — Count trials as JOY. They test faith , produces steadfastness , and make us complete in Christ — lacking nothing.

John 16:33 — Jesus tells us we will face suffering , but we can have peace knowing that Jesus already won.

C.S. Lewis says in ‘The Problem of Pain’, “God whispers in our pleasures … but shouts in our pain. It’s His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” Pain and suffering gets our attention — and that’s where God speaks the loudest.

Here’s what I found to be true:

1) “EMBRACE THE SUCK” - had to throw in one of my fav Goggins quotes in here. But seriously. Suffering and seasons of “suck” isn’t wasted — God uses it to shape your endurance , strengthen your faith , and grow your hope.

2) Seasons of struggle can be the very moments where God’s voice becomes the clearest.

3) Endurance in hardship leads to spiritual maturity , making us “lack nothing” in Christ.

4) Peace in pain comes from knowing Jesus has already overcome the world.

5) Sometimes, the very thing we want to avoid — pain — is the thing God uses most powerfully to draw us closer to Him.

6) Your lowest moments can become the foundation for your deepest faith.

If you find yourself in a season of struggle or pain , take it as an opportunity to abide in God and find fruit knowing He’s in control.
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