Sufficiency

This thought strucked me. If something really bad happens in my life, and someone asks this question "Was your walk with God close enough that His love and comfort and presence were sufficent at all times-or did grief and sorrow at times overtake and overwhelm you?", what would my response be?

My answer will be YES to both questions. It's not an either-or matter. The psalmist, overwhelmed, prayed, "Lead me to the rock that is higher than I".
Paul, plagued by a thorn, besought the Lord three times to remove it. Jesus, "horror-stricken and desperately depressed", prayed "O My Father - if it be possible....."

The psalmist, the apostle, the Lord - could not say that his walk with God was not close enough. There was human suffering and divine sufficiency. So I guess this is the story of our lives.

The promise is "My grace is sufficient", not "My grace will abolish your thorns."