'If I crave happiness, I will receive misery. If I crave to be loved, I will receive rejection. If I crave significance, I receive futility. If I crave control, I will receive chaos. If I crave reputation, I will receive humiliation. But if I long for God and his wisdom and mercy, I will receive God and wisdom and mercy. Along the way, sooner or later, I will also receive happiness, love, meaning, order, and glory.'
David Powlison, Seeing with New Eyes, p.161.
