“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair.” 2 Corinthians 4:8
Paul went through all kinds of unfair situations.
He was accused of crimes, put in prison for years, and shipwrecked.
He could have been overwhelmed and crushed under the pressure.
Yet he wrote; “Thanks be to God who always causes us to triumph.”
If we stay in faith as Paul did, we will discover we have been designed to withstand the pressure.
We may be hard pressed, but we will not be crushed.
Every word He promises will come to pass.
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