Trevor Galpin | 2 Corinthians 1:3-4,8; 7:5-7; 11:23-29 — We ought to live a victorious Christian life, but the reality of human existence is filled with struggle and hardship. Found in despair time and again on his missionary journeys, the Apostle Paul modelled a life of reliance upon our heavenly Father: the One who comforts us that we might comfort others.