O dejected and despairing heart, you have done well in desiring great things that never came. The rest of the men spent their youth on video games; you spent it mapping out gospel-deprived lands you never set foot on. So many schemed to build wealth for themselves; you strategized how to plant Christ’s flag in your city. You wanted a household to raise godly offspring; you wanted to see an outpouring of the Spirit; you wanted to clothe the poor and rescue children from the slaughter — and God is satisfied though you fell short. You did well that it was in your heart.
Greg Morse , When God Denies Good Desires