Look at the Book: Strengthened Through Joy for Endurance: Colossians 1:9–12, Part 8

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Strengthened Through Joy for Endurance

J. I. Packer on the Surprise Blessing of Trials

"I remember where I was when I read these words by the late theologian J. I. Packer: “A certain type of ministry of the gospel is cruel. It doesn’t mean to be, but it is.”

What is the cruel sort of ministry Packer had in mind? His answer would haunt me.

I was going through a particularly hard season of depression and had been suffering from chronic illness. It was a season of trial and discouragement that had lasted far too long—or so I thought. I’d prayed. I’d talked with wise counselors. I’d prayed more. But this difficult season was unrelenting, and my spirit wasn’t lifting.." from the article: J. I. Packer on the Surprise Blessing of Trials

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