If you have to run away from something that used to be an idol, you're actually still enslaved by it. It's still controlling you.
Timothy KellerGod sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
Timothy KellerNo one is exempt from trials and tribulations. In fact, this is often what happens to people God loves very much, for it is part of Godโs often mysterious and good plan for turning us into something great.
Timothy Keller