We won’t get nearly as caught off guard when we trust that God is on guard looking to strengthen us for what He sees coming. “God will strengthen you with his own great power so that you will not give up when troubles come, but you will be patient” (Colossians 1:11 NCV). Then, when the next hard circumstance comes, we’ll realize it doesn’t affect us as much as it would have last year. We are being changed. Our thoughts are being rearranged. And we will thank God He didn’t let us just stay the same.
