Biblical faith never, ever requires you to deny harsh and dark realities. Biblical faith never asks you to minimize your suffering. Biblical faith never makes you put a happy smile on your face and act as if things are okay when they’re not okay at all. Biblical faith never asks you to defend God’s reputation by acting as though you’re doing better in your suffering than you are actually doing. God’s honesty about life in this broken world is a welcome to each of us to be just as honest.
