On Difficulties...

When I look back in my life, I clearly see how God has changed me.  I've been broken, shattered, beaten, smashed, pruned, and chiseled on, and I didn't like the feeling of brokenness any more than you do.  But I can tell you this -- I thank God for what he's done.  Every chisel blow, every hammer blow, every cut of the knife, every slice into my innermost being, every tear, every pain, every hurt, every disappointment, every disillusionment,  every moment of dispair has been worth it all just to know in my heart that God has my all.  --- Charles Stanley