“…the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” That means you can take your deepest pains, add them together, and their height won’t be comparable to the joy of eternal life with Christ. Comparing your suffering to the joy of heaven would be as futile as comparing a gnat to an elephant. You wouldn’t need a scale to know which one is bigger…

And then, I realized something else I could say to God—something I didn’t want to say, something hard to say, but something bittersweet. I knew the sweet would outweigh the bitter, so I prayed it. “God, even if you don’t give me relief, I will still love you.” Something like that…

We are eternally satisfied to the core by God, and yet we are sometimes temporarily uncomfortable and even pained or confused when our little expectations meet his vast reality…

Stillness is the inflection point between worry and trust. If you struggle to trust God, be still; sit at his feet a while—and a while longer than you think you need…