Joy and affliction come from God

Psalm 90:15a:
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us…
And they can coexist!

God’s greatest glory and my greatest happiness are the same thing

I’m currently (slowly) reading God’s Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards by John Piper.  This book presents Jonathan Edwards’ (and Piper’s) vision for the centrality of the glory of God in all of life with a special focus on Edwards’ The End For Which God Created the World.  Piper discusses Edwards’ [...]