"Never for a second does God lose sight of His objective. It is we who forget what it is. We are distracted by immediate circumstances, and it is no wonder we want to give up the whole thing. It was the "joy that was set before Him" that enabled Jesus to endure the cross.
Without a clear understanding of the ultimate objective, the intermediate objectives make no sense to us. "Why this, Lord?" we keep asking. But if we bear in mind that we shall, beyond any doubt whatsoever, finally dwell in the house of the Lord, settle down to stay in His presence, then the intermediate pastures and waters even the valley of the shadow or the place of dragons, are understood. They are stations and landings along the journey, and they will not last long."
~Elisabeth Elliot
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me. . . and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Psalm 23:4, 7
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