Hope in the Dark: Believing God Is Good When Life Is Not

by Craig Groeschel

this can become a pivotal moment in your faith journey. This is when you can experience the depth of God’s grace in a way that’s impossible during better moments. His presence is real in your pain. And it might become more real in this valley than it was on the mountaintop, if you can recognize that the way is through, not out. Perhaps that’s why Blackaby sees this crisis as so vital, a requisite part of the Christian faith. If we’re going to become stronger in our faith, more committed to God, more in love with Jesus, then our beliefs will be tested. They must be tested. Blackaby explains, “Will God ever ask you to do something you are not able to do? The answer is yes, all the time!” People may tell you that God won’t give you more than you can bear. While they probably mean well, that’s simply not true. The Bible does say that God won’t let you be tempted beyond what you can handle (1 Cor. 10:13). But he often gives you more than you can handle, so you can learn to depend wholly on him.