Explanations don't comfort. You won't feel better if you know why. It won't hurt any less.
What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.
the moment you stop learning, you stop leading.
At first opposites attract. Then opposites attack.
In the end we must be merciful to the fallen, show grace to struggling, and be patient with the doubting. But when God's Word is clear we must not-and we cannot-back up, back off, back down, back out, or backslide from the truth.
The Bible makes it really clear that if I am not receptive to the grace of God I am headed toward wrath.