songs of ascent

“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”

What You Don’t See Matters Most. There is something in all of us that wants quick results. Fast growth. Immediate fruit. Visible success. But Scripture tells a different story.

When the Climb Gets Tough | Finding Steady Faith in the Songs of Ascents (Psalm 125–126)

God never intended the journey of faith to be solo. In professional cycling, riders form what’s called a peloton—a tightly packed group that moves together to conserve energy, push through resistance, and go farther than any one rider could on their own. The word itself comes from the French peloton, meaning platoon or small unit. The idea is simple: better together.