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We all want to feel spiritually vigorous, and we hurt when we don't. This pain is intensified for people who lead church ministries.

The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.

I've been hurt quite a few times.

I know it's an experience that I need to have if God's putting me through it.

As you read or listen to God's Word and spend time talking to Him in prayer, your spirit will eventually become stronger than your flesh.

Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe.

I was hurting. I had some ailments I was dealing with. It's not like I was holding out.

I used to build up to sensation, accumulating tension until it released a perceptual experience.

I have been blessed with a good, fun, and wonderful life, but I've also seen a whole lot of pain.

I have shed many tears of pain and indignation.