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Pause and Reflect

This week, we saw Paul’s concern for the Thessalonians as they faced hardship. He worried that the pressure might overwhelm their faith, but Timothy’s report showed the opposite—it had actually grown stronger. That kind of resilience is powerful. It reminds us that faith isn’t fragile glass that shatters under stress, but more like muscle that grows through strain. Trials test us, but they can also refine us, teaching us to lean deeper into God’s strength and depend less on our own. Endurance doesn’t mean we never stumble or doubt—it means we don’t quit. Paul’s joy was tied to the Thessalonians’ faith, standing firm, and in the same way, our faith encourages others more than we often realize. Your decision to hold on, to keep trusting, to keep showing up, may be the very thing that strengthens someone else who’s watching. God uses endurance not only to grow us personally but to create ripples of hope in the lives around us.

Key Verse:
“For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord.” — 1 Thessalonians 3:8

Pause & Reflect:

• What challenges have tested you recently?
• How have you been encouraged by someone else’s faithfulness?
• Who might need your encouragement to keep going right now?

Prayer:
God, You see the pressures I face and the things that weigh on me. Thank You for the people whose faith gives me strength. Help me to keep going when it’s tough, and to encourage others who may be struggling. Grow in me a faith that lasts. Amen.