There is no such thing as “the rest of God” without opposition. – I once heard a story involving two artists who were asked to paint pictures of peace as they perceived it. One painted a quiet, still lake, far back in the mountains. The other painted a raging, rushing waterfall which had a birch tree leaning out over it with a bird resting in a nest on one of the branches. Which one truly depicts peace? The second one does, because there is no such thing as peace without opposition. The first painting represents stagnation. The scene it sets forth maybe serene; a person might be motivated to want to go there to recuperate. It may offer a pretty picture, but does it depict “the rest of God.”

Joyce Meyer

Note: Source: Joyce Meyer, Battlefield of the Mind, 1995, Oklahoma: Harrison House, p.127