THE LIGHT OF JESUS REMAINS

When life hits us blow after blow – yet the light of Jesus remains

Life can sometimes feel overwhelmingly hard, as if difficulties and setbacks keep coming one after another. In those moments, it’s easy to lose hope, believing that any joy we find will soon be taken away again.

It can be like being trapped in a trench—unable to lift our head above the edge because we know countless snipers have their sights set on us. And so, we find ourselves living on the dark side of this world—always tense, always on high alert.

But is that really where we, as followers of Christ, are meant to live?

Jesus calls Himself the Light of the world, and He invites us to embrace a light that no darkness can overcome. Though life does not become pain-free or easy, His light offers us hope, peace, and His constant presence—even in the darkest valleys.

For believers, life on the “dark side of the world” is not the end but a crossroads. We must choose: will we remain in fear, or will we cling to the light Jesus gives—a living power that transforms how we see ourselves, our struggles, and our future?

Even when life hits hard, the light of Jesus calls us to look beyond our troubles. It encourages us to believe that joy can bloom again, that the forces threatening us are powerless before His love, and that a brighter path lies ahead.

Yes, we can walk through darkness as followers of Christ—but we never walk alone. And we never walk without a light to guide us safely forward.

“I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” – John 8:12