If my ruling disposition is self-interest, I perceive that everything that happens to me is always for or against my self-interest; if, on the other hand, my ruling disposition is obedience to God, I perceive Him to be at work for my perfecting in everything that happens to me.
Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not.
We are here for God's designs, not for our own
To silence the Voice of God is damnation in time!
The real business of your life as a saved soul is intercessory prayer.
Living a life of faith means never knowing where you are being led - but it does mean loving and knowing the One who is leading. It is literally a life of FAITH, not of understanding and reason- - a life of knowing Him who calls us to go.