There’s something raw and beautiful about what Paul says here. He’s not just chasing the mountaintop moments with Jesus—he’s asking to know Him in everything: the joy, the strength and even the suffering.
That’s not a surface-level kind of faith. It’s deep, lived-in and full of trust.
Maybe you’re in that place too. You want to know Jesus—not just when prayers are answered quickly or life feels manageable—but when things are uncertain. When a diagnosis looms, when you’re loving someone who’s hard to love or when you’re just trying to make it through the week between carpool lines, work deadlines and midnight worries.
That’s where a real relationship with Jesus begins to take root.
You can experience His resurrection power in moments of quiet strength—when you forgive even though it’s hard, when laughter bubbles up after a long stretch of tears or when peace settles in after months of anxious prayers.
And you can find Him in the struggle, too—in the hard conversations, the unanswered questions and the grief you didn’t expect. These are the places where Jesus draws especially near.
This kind of knowing doesn’t always look bold or dramatic. Sometimes it looks like holding your tongue or choosing to trust when your heart wants to shut down, or singing a worship song with a shaky voice while waiting for the breakthrough.
Don’t overlook Him in the ordinary. That’s where He meets you and where He molds you.
Whether today feels light or heavy, He is with you—always drawing you closer and gently making you more like Him.
