Spiritual growth is marked by a growing realization of just how much grace you need.

The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior.

We don't need answers and explanations as much as we need God's presence in and through the suffering.

I never had an intellectual struggle with the Bible, with the gospel, with the claims of Christ.

Don't get me wrong - what we do is important. But it is infinitely less important than what Jesus has done for us.

For the life of the believer, one thing is beautifully and abundantly true: God's chief concern in your suffering is to be with you and be himself for you.

God is not interested in what you think you should be or feel. He is not interested in the narrative you have construct for yourself, or that others have construct for you. He may even use suffering to deconstruct that narrative.