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Lately?  Every day is a day of new learning.  Learning to love beyond my own definition of it.  Resting deeper and deeper in Jesus, even as life never stops long enough for me to come to a somewhat satisfying understanding of other people.  Or even myself.  God is a strong and steady rock in the storms of life and shifting shadows of this world, is He not?  Learning to hold on to Him, because other people - even a friend, close friend, sibling, or parent - can't take His place in giving you everything you need.  In giving you desires that line up with God's perfect ones, and putting your in-perfect desires to a perfect (in His book ;-) end. I'm finding sweet rest in knowing God is beautifully orchestrating my life right now, even though it doesn't always feel that way.  In gaining strength (even though weak physically and mentally a lot of the time) through seeing the needs of others and ignoring my own.  Loving the unloved, and yes, those ...
"Everything today must be quick and easy, because that is how the world seems to operate. Yet, the key to maturity is time and community. Discernment and godly wisdom develop in a community that spans generations. The church is called to be this place where the Spirit uses normal patterns and rhythms of the Christian life in a community , so that we may bear fruit like a well-watered tree . Despite common appearances, the church is the place where God’s new creation is coming into existence and being sustained by the Spirit like a great vineyard."  -Micahel Horton ( https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2014/10/ordinary-spiritual-growth-an-interview-with-michael-horton/)