I've given my testimony a few times. By testimony, I don't mean the safe, short version of how God has been at work in my life. I mean a detailed accounting of all of my life, including the parts that have been hardest. Every time I give this more detailed testimony, I'm humbled by the different seasons of suffering that I've been through.

I don't think I'm alone. I think if all of us gave the full account of our lives, it would include many seasons of suffering.

And yet, here's what I observe as ...