Smooth paths make terrible navigators. When life is going well, it is easy to shift into spiritual cruise control, coasting on top of the mountain while slowly drifting into self-reliance and spiritual amnesia. Comfort and prosperity often persuade us that our own hustle and intelligence created our peace, blinding us to our deep need for God. Yet, you cannot build a new neural pathway or a deep spiritual habit in the middle of a panic attack; if you wait until you are drowning in a dark valley to learn how to pray, your own biology and habits will fight you.
Mountains and Valleys | Part 4
We live in a culture obsessed with the highlight reel. We readily share our mountaintop victories—the promotions, the milestones, the idyllic family dinners—while hiding our arguments, failures, brokenness, and deep