Last week, we spoke about how climbing higher up the mountain (i.e. growing closer to Jesus and becoming more like Him) is a great source of joy. But as we climb, there are many things that try to knock us down off the mountain and steal our joy – things like conflict with others, worry, and worldly distractions. Therefore, it important to learn to persevere in the face of those things. When they knock us down our joy is stolen. But when we persevere, our joy remains.