The idea of holding back certainly didn't come from Scripture.

The fact is, I need God to help me love God. And if I need His help to love Him, a perfect being, I definitely need His help to love other, fault-filled humans.

The fact is, Scripture is filled with divine actions that don't fit our human standards of logic or morality. But they don't need to, because we are the clay and He is the Potter. We need to stop trying to domesticate God or confine Him to tidy categories and compartments that reflect our human sentiments rather than His inexplicable ways.

My biggest concern for this generation is your inability to focus, especially in prayer.

I don't want to lose the awe we get to help another human being.

Our lack of intimacy is due to our refusal to unplug and shut off communication from all others so we can be alone with Him.

God has allowed hard things in your life so you can show the world that your God is great and that knowing Him brings peace and joy, even when life is hard.