A thought that occurred to me as I lay awake at 3 o'clock in the morning recently:

I trust God more than I feel the pain of my current circumstances.

Rather than attempting to take control of said circumstances in my own strength and force things in such a way as to make that pain go away temporarily, I have chosen instead to rest and trust in God's ability to work everything out in His timing and according to His good, perfect, and pleasing will.

Honestly, this hasn't always been the case for me. It is incredible to catch these occasional glimpses of the ways God is growing me up.

Needless to say I was able to fall asleep soon after with this comforting truth in mind.

To the faithful you show yourself faithful. Psalm 18:25