Wrestling in the Dark

Jun 30, 2026    Stanton Petersen

Have you ever had a sleepless night where your mind simply refused to shut down? You lie in the dark, staring at the ceiling, tossing and turning, fighting with your thoughts, fighting with your future—maybe even fighting with God. There is a unique, heavy exhaustion that only happens in the dark. It is the moment when the distractions of the daytime are stripped away, and you are forced to face the very things you’ve spent months, or even years, running from. But what if the struggle you are in right now isn't a sign that you've been abandoned? What if the struggle is actually proof of a divine encounter?