Most people expect to meet God through blessings. Research on post-traumatic growth shows the opposite: spiritual transformation happens through suffering. Pain is the doorway.
Most gamblers believe they would meet God through gambling - every bet, they held their hand out hoping for a blessing big enough to prove God is real. But knowing the Lord does not start with blessings. It starts with pain. And that changes everything.
By Kate Mosley, Gambling Recovery Coach.
Why Knowing God Starts With Pain, Not Blessings: The True Alchemy