Prayer Allows Us To Wait

Biblically, Waiting Is Not Just Something We Have To Do Until We Get What We Want. Waiting Is Part Of The Process Of Becoming What God Wants Us To Be.

I Hate How Hard Spiritual Transformation Is And How Long It Takes. I Hate Thinking About How Many People Have Gone To Church For Decades And Remain Joyless Or Judgmental Or Bitter Or Superior.

One Of The Most Painful Aspects Of Suffering Is The Loneliness Of It. Others May Offer Support Or Empathy, But No One Can Walk The Road To Moriah In Our Place.

God Is So Immense That If He Were 'too Visible,' People Would Give Forced Compliance Without Expressing Their Heart. So God Made It Possible, In Enormous Love, For Us To Live As If He Were Not There.

The Decision To Grow Always Involves A Choice Between Risk And Comfort. This Means That To Be A Follower Of Jesus, You Must Renounce Comfort As The Ultimate Value Of Your Life.