Why God Hasn't Taken Away Your Struggles
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Why God Hasn't Taken Away Your Struggles

12 Nov, 2026

Do you ever wish God would take away your struggles? Unlike angels, we’re made to grow--and that growth takes time. Fr. Mike explains how God works through our daily choices, weaknesses, and struggles to shape us. As we cooperate with his grace, he refines us, helping us become who he created us to be.

After helping millions of people encounter Scripture through the chart-topping The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) podcast, Ascension is bringing that same transformative journey to families through a new daily video podcast: The Bible in a Year: Family Edition (with Fr. Josh Johnson), launching January 1, 2027. Learn More about the Bible in a Year Family Edition: https://ascensionpress.com/biyfamily

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The mission of Christoval Spiritual Retreat is to restore, transform, grow and forever ignite the internal flame that Jesus Christ has instilled in all of us. We have created an environment where you have distanced yourself from the way of the world and have united yourself to the true way of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. “God above all things”!