His mercy holds it, creatively. The key is God's goodness. We are subject to this good will which is never a capricious humor on God's part. Underneath are the everlasting arms. Under a deep sense of his great sinfulness, he is humbled before God till he scarcely knows how to pray, because he appears, in his own sight, so worthless.
Some plants die if they have too much sunshine.
It may be that you are planted where you get but little, you are put there by the loving Husbandman, because only in that situation will you bring forth fruit unto perfection. And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her and want to marry her. We only perceive what is happening at this moment, and that is colored by our own prejudices. It helps so much to remember this.