Do you ever despair at the condition of the church- At the seeming lack of impact that the church has and the people of God the lack of impact that the people have gone have in this world- Or at the persecution of God's people, at the infighting and abandonment of biblical morality of so many. How can it be- How long will this continue- We're God's people, after all. Has God abandoned his people- Why am I so weak and irrelevant- Why do I suffer- And the ungodly are so powerful and strong-