To be okay is not to be free from all pain and suffering; it’s to be free in all pain and suffering because you’re indwelt by Christ. In fact, you’re indwelt by the Father, Son, and Spirit (John 14:23; Rom. 8:11). God, my dear reader, lives in you and is going to use your anxiety to do great things—not good things, great things. Don’t ever loosen your grip on those words. Clench them with white-knuckled fists. In the torrents and hurricanes, in the swells and the storms, hold fast.
