God never promotes like that. God takes His time. When God plans to use us, He puts us through the paces. He allows a certain amount of suffering. God may use the strong, stubborn, independent individualists in the world, but not long-term. He much prefers the humble, the broken, the bruised, the humble, even the crushed. He works much more effectively in the lives of people who’ve learned they can’t make it on their own, especially those who acknowledge they desperately need God and others.
