When we discuss God’s work in and through our troubles I think it’s important to keep alive the perspective that is at the center of 1 Peter and Brooks’ quote: God is not the source of our troubles and afflictions. The world has plenty of those and we’ll find them without even trying to. But our loving and redeeming God rescues us from the wreckage and pain that comes from living in the world, and refines us.

It’s easy to be like Job and ask God “Why?” when suffering comes. But I think God really wants us to simply say “Help me.”

Thoughts form Florida… Thanks for writing!