I love the quote from F. Dean Hackett - Foundational (who is also my dad):
Adversity is normal Christian living
Defeat is abnormal.
You can read the Bible from cover to cover, but there is one verse you will never find. It’s the verse that promises us that Christians never have to suffer.
What is unfortunate is how much of the gospel has been hijacked by a philosophy that following Christ means that you live your best life here on earth:
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