When God says “no”, it can seem earth-shattering. How can a God that loves us have the audacity to not immediately answer our prayers?! But luckily, we can praise our living God that the brief periods of suffering we endure are ultimately for our strength! We are being built up as mighty warriors, and we can endure – as long as we ask for God’s grace. In this week’s sermon from Pastor Stephan, we are built up in faith, knowing that we can boast in our insufficiencies and lean back on the grace of God in our times of genuine pain.