[Trae Johnson]

I have had my own wilderness experiences in recent times, when temptation was overwhelming and faith was weak. But I have discovered that Jesus understands those struggles because He went through them too. When I am weak, I remind myself that the same Spirit that empowered Jesus in the wilderness now lives in me. My strength is not in my willpower but in my faith, and victory is when I trust Him and not myself. When the mountain appears too high or the storm appears too strong, I hold on to 1 John 5:4: “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world.”. And this is the victory that has conquered the world—our faith.” My job is to lean into that faith daily, to pray before I panic, to look to God’s Word before I act, and to trust that Jesus is right beside me regardless of how intense the battle appears.