The Ups and Downs of Life
Katara Patton Our Daily Bread Ministries https://odb.org/ All rights reserved-Published with permission The Ups and Downs of Life Bible in a Year : Ecclesiastes 7-9 2 Corinthians 13 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. John 16:33 Today's Scripture & Insight : John 16:31-33 A Facebook memory popped up, showing me a picture of my triumphant five-year-old when she’d won a fun and competitive game of Chutes and Ladders. I’d tagged my brother and sister in the post because we’d often played this board game when we were kids. Chutes and Ladders is based on a game that’s been played for centuries, helping people learn to count and providing the thrill of being able to climb a ladder and win the game by getting to 100 the fastest. But watch out! If you land on spot 98, you slide far down the chute, delaying—or even prohibiting—victory. Isn’t that just like life? Jesus lovingly prepared us for the ups and downs of our days. He said we’d experience “trouble” (