How do YOU see the Christian life? … Do you see it as something negative and dreary? …or… As something very wonderful? J. D. Greear – ‘The amount which you understand the gospel is measured by your ability to be joyful in all circumstances. If you grasp what a treasure the presence and acceptance of God are, then even when life goes really wrong you will have a joy that sustains you, because you’ll recognize the value of what you have in Him. When life punches you in the face, you’ll say, ‘But I still have the love and acceptance of God, a treasure I don’t deserve.’ And the joy you find in that treasure can make you rejoice even when you have a bloody nose.’ – Gospel: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary (p.81)