God always seems bigger to those who need him most. And suffering is the tool he uses to help us need him more.

God lets us continue to feel much of sin's sting through suffering while we're heading for heaven. This constantly reminds us of what we're being delivered from; exposing sin for the poison it is.

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

Real satisfaction comes not in understanding God's motives, but in understanding His character, in trusting in His promises, and in leaning on Him and resting in Him as the Sovereign who knows what He is doing and does all things well.

The truths of the Bible are never just abstract concepts; they're always related to real people.

God permits what He hates in order to accomplish something that He loves.

It is a glorious thing to know that your Father God makes no mistakes in directing or permitting that which crosses the path of your life. It is the glory of God to conceal a matter. It is our glory to trust Him, no matter what.