04/03/2026
This Easter weekend, I’ve been thinking…
It feels like my life has been one struggle after another. Just when one thing ends, something else begins.
But I’ve realized something…
I feel closest to Jesus in the struggle.
Not when everything is going smooth.
Not when life is comfortable.
But when I’m in it… when I’m searching… when I’m crying out.
That’s where He meets me.
And I’ve come to value that closeness so much that I’ve had this thought:
If this is what it takes to stay close to You, Lord… then I’ll walk through it.
Because being close to Jesus is worth more than a life of comfort without Him.
And Easter reminds us of this…
There is no resurrection without the cross.
No victory without sacrifice.
No new life without surrender.
I do believe God wants us to prosper.
But the first way He prospers us isn’t money or success…
It’s giving us kingdom eyes.
Eyes to see how blessed we already are.
Eyes to be grateful.
Eyes to steward what we’ve been given well.
Eyes to be generous.
Because when you can see clearly…
you realize you’ve already been given more than enough.
So this Easter, I’m not just celebrating that He rose…
I’m grateful that He meets me in every struggle.
And if that’s where I find Him…
Then I’m exactly where I need to be.
He is risen. ✝️
