Pastor Will explores the transformative nature of struggle with God, drawing from the biblical account of Jacob's wrestling match. He explains that divine encounters often manifest as conflict, not comfort, asserting that such unavoidable challenges are crucial for personal growth. He emphasizes that God's intention in these struggles is not to harm but to instigate change, often by weakening our self-reliance to foster a deeper dependence on Him, symbolizing this through Jacob's permanently injured hip, which becomes a "sign of refinement" rather than failure. Furthermore, he highlights God's act of renaming individuals, signifying a new narrative and identity forged through perseverance, ultimately suggesting that the "limp" or visible signs of past struggles become marks of leadership and sources of encouragement for others.