So, you’ve chosen to live a life of connecting within your workplace. But what can you expect when life breaks down and the wheels fall off?

Let’s be honest—I won’t sugarcoat it. The world is full of pain and suffering. Such conditions exist whether or not a person follows Jesus Christ. People endure self-inflicted consequences, face daily medical conditions, and carry both physical and emotional burdens. They deal with difficult people and walk through horrible situations—often without knowing the Lord.

According to Scripture, Christians should not be surprised when these things happen. In the early church, believers lived under intense political and religious pressure. Imagine their anxiety, knowing persecution could come at any moment. Scripture teaches us that we, too, will face similar struggles. In many parts of the world today, persecution for being a Christian still exists.

What the Bible Says About Crisis

Here’s the good news: God promises to be with us even when life doesn’t go well. He does not promise to remove every hardship, but He promises to walk with us through them.

We are called to share scriptural answers and our own testimonies of how God has worked in our crises. Non-believers need to see that while Christians experience the same problems—illness, stress, broken relationships, and disappointments—we face them differently, with hope in Christ.

God promises never to let us face more than we can handle (1 Corinthians 10:13). Sometimes He delivers us out of problems; sometimes He allows us to go through them to teach us life lessons. These lessons, though painful, can bring blessings from an Almighty Father.