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“Jesus tells us not to worry about tomorrow. Do we believe him?” “What ever do you mean?” Chad rubbed the bridge of his nose as if his glasses were too heavy. “What if,” I said and leaned closer, my voice lowering. “What if I trust that
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“God does not cause evil and suffering. But he can transform it. This is a phenomenally fine distinction, but one that matters. We live in a broken world. A world of accidents, unfairness, and sickness. A world of plane crashes and child abuse. A world of lying and manipulation and shallowness. A world that sometimes seems setup for the wicked to prosper, as Job 21:7 says. This is not the world God intended, or one that he will allow to persist forever. But while we are here, while he is working out a cosmic rescue and reconciliation that is far beyond our understanding, he promises to be present with us. He promises to make good out of bad. He promises to transform what is wrong, into something that is right. And that is an act of God.”
― Mostly What God Does Is Love You
― Mostly What God Does Is Love You
“How does anyone who suffers unfairly feel that mostly what God does is love them? When they feel that love from us. For those suffering, God might be too difficult to believe in, too far removed, too esoteric a concept to be felt. Who can blame them? But love, care, and touch from a fellow human being right alongside them should not be.”
― Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere
― Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere
“Sometimes faith is simply choosing to live. Choosing to coexist with questions for which there will never be a satisfying explanation. Not in this life anyway.”
― Mostly What God Does Is Love You
― Mostly What God Does Is Love You
“Be safe and strong. Never dull your sparkle for anyone else, flame fiercely into your own glittering future. We are not so unlike, you and I. We're hungry girls with hearts made of glass.'
Marietta smiled over the shine of threatening tears. 'It's not like you to so freely admire a weakness.'
Dellara's grin reappeared, bloodier than before. 'Who said anything about it being a weakness? Nothing can cut like glass.”
― Midnight in Everwood
Marietta smiled over the shine of threatening tears. 'It's not like you to so freely admire a weakness.'
Dellara's grin reappeared, bloodier than before. 'Who said anything about it being a weakness? Nothing can cut like glass.”
― Midnight in Everwood
“I have a hard time believing God outright causes evil and suffering. It isn’t consistent with the God I know. But at the same time, we face an excruciating and undeniable fact: sometimes, he allows it. And if he allows suffering, when he could stop it, what’s the difference? It might as well be him causing it. I don’t like this truth, but I can’t run from it, or sugar coat it. If we really believe in an all powerful God, one with supernatural sovereignty over time and space, then we must believe he possesses the power to protect us, and shield us from harm. And sometimes doesn’t use it. Why? This is the ultimate “why God?” for me. The ultimate threat to my faith. I can imagine no greater challenge to our belief than when something devastating happens to us, or even worse, someone we love.”
― Mostly What God Does Is Love You
― Mostly What God Does Is Love You
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