The stairway to the ministry is not a grand staircase but a back stairwell that leads down to the servantsโ quarters.
Edmund ClowneyTrials should not surprise us, or cause us to doubt God's faithfulness. Rather, we should actually be glad for them. God sends trials to strengthen our trust in him so that our faith will not fail. Our trials keep us trusting; they burn away our self confidence and drive us to our Savior.
Edmund Clowney