“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” (2 Corinthians 4:16)

Each of us has the ‘outer you’ which is the physical body that we see and the ‘inner you’ which is the spirit that we don’t see. Your body is like a container for your spirit. Think of how any liquid takes the shape of its container! If you are an unbeliever, your spirit lies dormant, dead. When you become a believer, your spirit is ‘quickened’ by the Holy Spirit of God, and your spirit becomes alive with God. From that moment, you are said to be born again, you have become a child of God, a follower of Jesus Christ, a disciple.

Our outer body usually experiences a lot of pain, trial, sickness, and discomfort. However, since the Holy Spirit empowers our spirit, we receive power and the ability to withstand the pain that our physical body experiences. This explains why a disciple of Christ may go through a lot of physical pain but not be crushed by such pain.

If you are going through a lot of challenges right now and experiencing a lot of physical pain, I hope you continue to get renewed in your inner person – your spirit. Do not allow the temporarily adverse circumstances happening right now in your life to impact your more than they should. Be strong. You can get through it.