Have you ever looked at your life and thought, “Lord…this is not what I signed up for”?

The apostles did.

When Jesus told them He would suffer and die, Peter literally rebuked Him. That wasn’t the plan. They thought they were following a conquering king—not a suffering servant.

And yet… just days later, Jesus takes them up a mountain and reveals His glory in the Transfiguration.

But here’s the wild part: The Transfiguration wasn’t a preview of the future.

It was a revelation of what was already there, hidden beneath the ordinary.

In this Sunday Reflection, I talk about:
• Why your vocation will exhaust you
• How marriage exposes (and heals) your wounds
• Why parenting demolishes your ideals
• The glory hidden in suffering
• And why the cross you didn’t choose may be better than the life you would have designed

If you’re in a season that feels harder than you expected, this one’s for you. Jesus didn’t promise a pain-free life. He promised resurrection.

Push through the hard times and you'll find God's glory...in both the struggle and the outcome.

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