Note 17 at 2 Cor. 4:16: Paul's physical body was decaying and suffering adversity daily, just as everyone else's does. His strength didn't lie in some exemption from trouble. Instead, it was the indwelling presence of Christ that made the difference. His inward man was receiving supernatural strength daily.

In the same way, it's not our problems, or lack thereof, that should determine our victory. We have the indwelling presence of Christ and that is more than enough to supply any need we will face. Stress and burn-out come from facing our problems in our own strength instead of drawing on the spiritual life of Christ inside us. When the Lord is in control, we can "run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint" (Isa. 40:31). If we look unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, we will not be weary and we will not faint (Heb. 12:2-3).