Your story reminds me of something J. Donald Walters wrote in his autobiography, "The Path," in relation to divine tests. "The spiritual path requires courage, and dedication, and the absolute conviction that God alone will satisfy the soul’s yearning for true happiness. Those who take up the path for what its glamour [or romance], expecting only blissful visions and a soft, mossy trail strewn with rose blossoms of divine consolation, become discouraged when they find how often God neglects the moss and roses in favor of thorns."
Your story reminds me of something J. Donald Walters wrote in his autobiography, "The Path," in relation to divine tests. "The spiritual path requires courage, and dedication, and the absolute conviction that God alone will satisfy the soul’s yearning for true happiness. Those who take up the path for what its glamour [or romance], expecting only blissful visions and a soft, mossy trail strewn with rose blossoms of divine consolation, become discouraged when they find how often God neglects the moss and roses in favor of thorns."
Psalm 34 : 19