God Why?
Over the last few years, there has been a re-shaping of my expectations, a re-arranging of my priorities. Because if I'm being honest, where I am is nowhere close to where I thought I would be. And ultimately, it has been the best thing for me. Hard, at times incredibly hard, but so good too. I've seen growth, and more trust in God because of the valleys. It's easy to forget all of the good things that God has done and see only the negative. This is a far too common pattern in my own life. I think we all have those moments in our lives when we say, "God, why? Why did XYZ happen? Why does it feel like that person is getting everything they want and I'm not?" In the last few months I've been struggling with disappointment over unmet expectations. But then comes the conviction--the moment of realization that 'nothing is promised and every good and perfect gift is from above' (paraphrased from James 1:17)--I have so much to be grateful for, from ...