"Your heavenly Father is too good to be unkind and too wise to make mistakes."
-Charles Spurgeon

Last night I was reading a book that a friend sent me called "Hearts on Fire". Its about 8 women who have given so much for the sake of Christ. The story I read last night hit me really hard as the woman was only a few years older than I when she went to the mission field. She ended up getting married to a guy she met on the field and 3 children later, lost her husband and two sons to a violent mob who burned them alive. She has a powerful story of forgiveness and often mentioned the song: "Because He lives, I can face tomorrow..." Though she mentioned that the day she had to speak at her family's memorial, she was really thinking the words, "Because He lives, I can face today."

I find this in myself often lately. Life is not unbearable for me. I have not lost my family. Yet all the little things add up quite sufficiently. As Spurgeon said though, God "is too good to be unkind and to wise to make mistakes." It seems I will never be finished learning the lesson of trust with God. He will always take us deeper to know Him more. And that, to me, is worth the temporary discomforts of heart, mind, and body that we face with each day.