Our failures can leave behind pavement or potholes. Our ability to receive grace determines which it will be.
God isn't trying to make our lives easier; He wants to make them more meaningful.
I think of the church as this bride of Christ, who is incredibly capable of doing amazing things. And so where we see injustice, we come, not with fists clenched but with palms up.
Love God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!
Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
God finds us in the holes we dig for ourselves. We see failures; He sees foundations.