Heh heh heh... a hard school.
I chuckle because in the case of those filled with the Holy Spirit, it really is commonly true that what does not kill them makes them stronger (to borrow a worldly idiom).
He’ll be back in the battle, better, even if the wind has been knocked out of his sails now.
There’s a time to say Enough, granted. Don’t throw pearls before swine. Know what faith the Lord has given and exercise it accordingly as it grows (and yes if you keep up working out your salvation with fear and trembling, your faith will grow).
I really do want to carry a voice of encouragement in darkness. I don’t know if anyone is listening, but at least Jim Rob has not cast me out yet.
The day JimRob casts you out (for speaking the truth in love) is the day I leave this place.