087. The Strength to Keep Going

Episode Summary: Perseverance is more than trying harder. It is learning how to keep walking with God when life becomes painful, exhausting, discouraging, or uncertain. In this episode, Pastor Tom and Joshua Meyer unpack the biblical meaning of hupomonē, the Spirit-empowered endurance that allows believers to continue doing God’s will over the long haul. Together they explore suffering, obstacles, emotional resilience, spiritual formation, and why intimacy with Jesus is the true source of lasting strength. This conversation offers practical wisdom for anyone feeling weary, stuck, tempted to give up, or unsure how to keep going. If you are tired but still hungry for God, this episode will help you remember that His strength meets you one breath, one step, and one day at a time. Discussion Questions: Where in your life are you most tempted to emotionally, spiritually, or mentally “give up,” even if outwardly you still look faithful? What obstacles are currently hindering your walk with God, not just sinful habits, but distractions, comforts, fatigue, wounds, disappointments, or fears that are slowly draining your perseverance? If your life truly became “all about Jesus” rather than primarily about your comfort, success, or emotional safety, what practical changes would need to happen this week? What would it look like for you to actively rely on God’s strength instead of your own in this current season, one breath, one step, and one day at a time? “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — John Wesley