Although it might be unclear, uncomfortable and sometimes painful, the friction of life takes us somewhere farther than we could have went without it.
God's Perspective
I just read Job 33:6 this morning. It reads, "I am just like you before God; I too have been taken from clay." I don't really live my life like I believe this. Before God we are all in the same boat. All have sinned. All have the opportunity to know God deeply and intimately through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. The homeless guy I passed on the road to get to work, the pastor I just talked to this morning, the orphan in Mexico, the multi-millionaire downtown, we are all the same before God. We might see differences and even judge according to each of these person's situation, but God doesn't...REALLY!