Maybe the reason we have trouble boldly persevering in faith through pain and trial is because we’ve never seen Jesus this way. You see, when life caves in on you—whether that’s caused by the horsemen of the apocalypse or an unexpected cancer diagnosis—you need more than a sentimental Jesus sitting beside you stroking your hand, explaining that there’s a silver lining or spewing nonsensical platitudes about things that don’t kill you only making you stronger. You need a God of infinite glory who sits upon the throne of the universe, who has promised to marshal every molecule in the universe in
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