Seeking a Severe Savior

He can’t consider this suffering pure joy because he is distant from the presence of God. Complaining about not enough nearness to God is the one righteous form of complaint. To recover from darkness, be guided by the Word (Elijah encountered God not in the spectacular miracles, but in His voice).An example of how your conception of God affects day-to-day life: believing in both God’s sovereignty and His love. See all your suffering through those two lenses (this came from God and it’s good).