Feel Like Giving Up? What to Do When Ministry Hurts and Believers Let You Down (Acts 15)

Daily Hope with Pastor John S. Dickerson · Nov 1, 2026

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson answers a real life question: what can you do when you just feel like giving up? He shares about the moments since leaving his journalism career for ministry when the friction, spiritual opposition, and emotional hurt from people he trusted made him wonder whether to hang it up, and how God has met him each time with a verse or a friend, often Jesus' words that whoever puts a hand to the plow and looks back is not worthy of the kingdom. Pastor John explains that opposition comes in different forms, including from believers who let you down or…