How we fail the test with being content with God’s daily provision:
1. Gratitude: No being thankful for what’s in front of us
2. Selfishness: Taking someone else’s portion 
3. Biting off more than we can chew in our life, putting too much on our plate

1. Logical Problem of Evil
   How do you believe in a God who allows evil?
   
2. Evidential Problem of Evil
   How can God not intervene with mass suffering?
   
3. Emotional Problem of Evil
   In the midst of the mystery of human suffering, there are no words, no logic.
   

What fasting protects within us:

• Fasting allows us to appreciate what we actually have.
• Fasting allows us to develop a spirit of spontaneity.
• Fasting protects us from heading into addiction, and the sudden lapse of judgement that comes from human judgment.
• Fasting allows us to rest.

3 lessons about making good, long-term decisions: 

1. Take time to pause and reflect, ask the bigger questions.
2. Prayer can provide stability for the stressful moments, the unexpected moments where we have to make difficult decisions. We need to recharge our batteries spiritually.
3. God wants to share wisdom with us. If we’re seeking God’s wisdom, we can have confidence we’ll have the wisdom to make the hard decisions.