How Do I Keep Going When Life Is Hard? (Part 1) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith

Live Oak Church Young Adults · Oct 27, 2025 · 29m

Session 5: How Do I Keep Going When Life Is Hard? — Perseverance & Emotional Health

James 1:2–4

Theme: True perseverance is Spirit-empowered trust that sees trials through the lens of God’s purpose; hardship is shaping us to be more like Christ.

“All change involves loss, and loss involves grief, and grief involves pain.” - C.S. Lewis

I. The Question of Perseverance

Life can feel overwhelming: stress, loneliness, spiritual dryness.

James 1:2-4 says: “Count it all joy… when you meet trials…”

Joy ≠ fake smiles; it’s trusting God’s purpose in pain.

Perseverance = Spirit-empowered endurance with…