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There are seasons where a man is not just tired; he is convinced he cannot carry one more thing and honestly wonders if life is even worth it. Paul does not hide from that kind of despair, he says straight out that he and his team “despaired of life itself” and felt like they had already heard their death sentence. This scripture refuses the lie that real men never hit that wall and instead shows how even an apostle found himself beyond his own strength. It also explains something most of us only see in hindsight, that God sometimes lets us reach the end of ourselves so that we finally lean all our weight on him. When you feel hopeless, this passage does not shame you, it names what is happening and points you toward the only place your hope can safely rest.