Indeed, our pilgrimage is also fraught with danger. We are hard pressed in every way, and we often meet stiff resistance. We stumble in many ways, and the far-off heavenly Jerusalem feels all but unreachable. That is what discouragement is. We lose heart in life’s many trials, and our hearts sink at the thought of pressing on.
Read MoreAll of God’s promises are true. But they are not always fulfilled to our convenience. We may thus be tempted to seek another dwelling place and search for comfort and peace elsewhere than in God.
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