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I used to say that the greatest opportunities that we have for spiritual growth are to either go on a short-term mission trip, or go through times of suffering; which is a great advertisment for mission trips. Who wants to enroll in the school of  suffering? But in the last run of years, I've added to those two opportunities a third opportunity for catalytic spiritual growth; times of transition. I've found over and over, that times of transition are times when our faith can enter new seasons of growth. Don't be so quick to leave times of transition. Gain all you can before you step out of them.

So what is it about mission trips, suffering  and transitions that bring us to new seasons of faith? I think it's the uncertainty. It's the reminder that our sense of control is a facade and we turn our eyes to God. When our certainty is gone, we are left with a decision; "Will I resolve to trust God when lions roar?"