Is there a better, more formative, way we can address pain in our lives, especially the inner pain we all want to flee? Yes, but we have to ensure we approach pain with a healthy and biblical image of God.
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Spiritual maturity is measured in part by a high level of uncertainty tolerance. I know we sometimes think that the more mature follower of Jesus is the one who has the unshakeable certainty about God. Unshakeable faith in God (because we know his loving character) is good. Unshakeable certainty about God (because we have him all figured out) is not.
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Two years into this pandemic, perhaps the time has come to turn our focus from the way life has faded away to rebuilding our lives, starting with our life with God. To do this we have to strip away all the pretty decorations we show others, look at our foundation with brutal honesty, and begin the long, hard work of rebuilding our relationship with God. What’s the first step?
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