In our pain, there is a temptation to prefer our own will above God’s will for us, which is a temptation even our Lord faced (Luke 22:42). In our bewilderment, there is a temptation to turn away, to try to hide, or to seal off places in our hearts from a God we might be inclined to think is frowning at us or punishing us. But if you know that you are “in Christ,” and all the wonders that little phrase entails—that you are completely atoned for by Christ, covered by Christ, forgiven in Christ, washed clean in Christ—then you can be sure and certain that God loves you even though you may not
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