Approaching Ascent #19
In the midst of a trial, I really just want relief. Jesus wants deep reformation and restoration.
Sometimes we just have to stop trying to escape the trials and learn how to participate in what Jesus is doing.
Sometimes we just have to stop trying to escape the trials and learn how to participate in what Jesus is doing.
Sometimes we just have to stop trying to escape the trials and learn how to participate in what Jesus is doing.
Pure joy is joy untethered from even the slightest shred of happiness. It is inexplicable because it is coming from somewhere other than this valley of the shadow of death and devastation we call here.
Pure joy is joy untethered from even the slightest shred of happiness. It is inexplicable because it is coming from somewhere other than this valley of the shadow of death and devastation we call here.
Pure joy is joy untethered from even the slightest shred of happiness. It is inexplicable because it is coming from somewhere other than this valley of the shadow of death and devastation we call here.
The testing of our faith leads us from faith as “believing in something,” to faith as “surrendering to someone.”