Although not central to the book’s theme, this tangental observation about pastoral life rings true: …by design, ministry is menial work. It means being a servant, someone’s assistant, a helper. You are running errands. You lay down your life so that another person’s life might go better. Discontentment and complaining reveal pride, as if menial …
God’s Grace In Your Suffering is newly released from the reliable David Powlison. It is a short read, with eight chapters representing daily reading material.
David Powlison on the fact that learning some spiritual disciplines can only happen by going through a protracted painful pathway. A couple of quotes: There’s no way you’re ever going to learn endurance without having to keep on going through something hard that doesn’t go away. There’s no way you’re ever going to learn forbearance …
David Powlison writes about lessons he learned as a Christian who went through a prolonged season of intense suffering. He avoids glib and sentimental expressions and also stays clear of wrongly placed triumphalism. From the post: …yes, we do learn from suffering, but it’s not a simple lesson. What’s most important is this: God shows …
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