He couldn't appeal to his own energy & passion: "When everyone leaves, I will die with you!" 1/
At some point, after failure, humiliations, experiencing limitations, weariness, those things won't sustain you. 2/
Personally, that's an important lesson for a few reasons: 3/
He trusts that the Lord will shepherd him through the failure, the heartbreak, and the pain. 6/
I'm grateful for that. 7/