God disciplines those He loves, right? We all know that, and, no doubt we have all been the recipients of that discipline. I wanted to share something God taught me through this, with the hope that it might help and encourage some of you.

 

Have you ever experienced rough times that never seem to go away? You know, those, when-will-it-ever-end-God situations. Those why-does-it-keep-getting-worse-God circumstances. Well, I have, too. In fact, not too long ago there was kind of an eruption in all this, and I had just had enough. Ever been there? I decided to quit fighting. It was all too much, I decided, and I was weary. I allowed myself to stop running the race. For just a few days, I stopped reaching for answers in God’s Word, and certainly wasn’t interested in Godly counsel!

 

One afternoon as I stood at my kitchen counter (more…)