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So What Now?

These last two years have left us weary and constantly questioning the next bad news. But there have also been blessings great and small. 

I have talked before about seasons and how life is an ebb and flow of good seasons and challenging ones. Many of us have experienced overwhelming challenges this year and last. Some have been life-altering. Some have nothing to do with a pandemic. In any situation, can you still declare that God is good?


You see, friend, we are guaranteed troubles in this life. Jesus says so! 


“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” 

John‬ ‭16:33‬ ‭NLT‬‬


Fortunately, He wasn’t finished when he proclaimed that we would have troubles. He tells us to take heart. This means we should be encouraged. Then He gives us the reason why we should be encouraged. Jesus Himself has overcome the world. 



This may not seem like a big deal, but it is relevant to our daily life. He has overcome the world and everything in the world that is meant to discourage us. He has overcome addiction. He has overcome insecurity. He has overcome depression and anxiety. He has overcome illness.  So I ask, why is it so hard to believe that God is good when He sent His Son to redeem us so that we, too, can overcome the troubles of this life? We can’t be the shining example of Christ if we give in to discouragement, shame, guilt, and all that He has overcome. Now, more than ever, the world needs to see Christ, the hope of glory. It’s up to us to be Christ to the world. What now? Jesus.


© Jill Cook and Unbroken & Undone Ministries.  All rights reserved.



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