# Joy vs. Despair

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Podcast: [Mountainview Church Audio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mountainview-church-audio-131)
Published: 2026-01-18T19:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Virtue & Vices What do you do when life just keeps getting harder? In Joy vs. Despair, we’re spending time in 2 Corinthians 4, where Paul writes from the middle of pressure, loss, and weariness. He’s honest about how hard things are, but he refuses to let despair call the shots. We’ll learn why despair doesn’t get the final word, and why God is still at work, even here. The goal isn’t to pretend things are fine or force a smile. We’ll focus on the quiet work God is still doing in ...

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