Tim Keller | January 21, 1990
Nobody grows without trouble. You can plan to obey this week, but you can’t plan to suffer. Suffering is one of the main ways in which Jesus Christ gives you what you really want, and that is becoming the person you want to be.
How you respond to the troubles in your life will go a long way toward whether or not you ever develop courage, patience, compassion, or humility. How can you make sure you don’t waste your sorrows?
This Month's Featured Book
In this new book by Tim Keller and his son Michael Keller, you’ll discover what our culture's stories promise and whether they actually deliver. It will help you to see them through the lens of the gospel story—the only story where deep hope, true meaning and lasting joy can be found.