Quiet Fire Reflection | The Paradox Of The Gospel
- Herbert Berkley
- Apr 25
- 1 min read
This is the paradox of the Gospel:
The joy you crave cannot be taken by force. It only comes through surrender. And surrender, when loved—not resisted—becomes joy.
“Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” (Matthew 10:39, ESV)
It’s like learning to laugh when you’re still grieving. Like choosing mercy while you're still bleeding. It doesn’t make sense, and yet—it makes you alive.
"As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything." (2 Corinthians 6:10, ESV)
The irony? What feels like loss is where love begins to reign.The will is still involved, but no longer in domination—now in yielding.
"For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it." (Mark 8:35, ESV)
"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me." (Galatians 2:20, ESV)
