In the Christian faith, God really puts suffering front and center. He doesn't get squeamish about it.

There is this fine line between presenting to You all of my weakness and thinking that it can't be done. In Your strength, I find my own.

Maybe the truly handicapped people are the ones that don't need God as much.

I deal daily with chronic pain and, at times, my pain feels like a lemon that God "squeezes," revealing my sour attitude, peevish spirit, and tendency to complain or grumble. Did not God use my pain to expose my sin, I might - like many of us - not be aware of the sin of which I'm capable.

God doesn't just give us grace; He gives us Jesus, the Lord of grace.

The weaker we feel, the harder we lean on God. And the harder we lean the stronger we grow.

Often when people are diagnosed with a life-changing medical condition, they feel overwhelmed. They feel choked by darkness and hopelessness. Those are times when answers simply do not suffice. That's because answers don't always reach the problem where it hurts: in the gut and in the heart.