We tend to think, 'Life should be fair because God is fair.' But God is not life. And if I confuse God with the physical reality of life- by expecting constant good health for example- then I set myself up for crashing disappointment.
Philip Yanceyprayer, and only prayer, restores my vision to one that more resembles God's. i awake from blindness to see that wealth lurks as a terrible danger, not a goal worth striving for; that value depends not on race or status but on the image of God every person bears; that no amount of effort to improve physical beauty has much relevance for the world beyond.
Philip YanceyPain narrows vision. The most private of sensations, it forces us to think of ourselves and little else.
Philip YanceyGrace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us more . . . And grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us less
Philip Yancey