I think it's like the life of faith. For the disciple finds that the life of faith has two seemingly contrary dynamics to it. On the other hand, there's the experience of intrusion, interruption, of the unexpected and the disorderly. If discipleship brings solace, consolation and strength, ballast and anchor, it also brings challenge, threat, turbulence, gust and whirlwind. It also brings death.
Faith is a way to life.
Faith is also in the way of life. That is, it will trouble you, interrupt you, oblige you, convict you. Sometimes it will heal, other times it will wound. We think we know God best in prosperity, we forget that we learn God best in adversity. In other words, the knowledge that saves us comes from the experiences that wound us.