Jeremy, great stuff. When people ask me questions, or I find myself struggling, I always know I can find the answer in one of two places: In the chracter of God or in the cross and work of Christ. 

One thing I learned a while back is that God has many attributes: mercy, love, wrath, judgment, etc. But he is able to practice all his attributes equally at the same time. Then, when I look at Christ, I see God incarnate. But I also see him as fully human. I wrote a series about that recently. If Christ was fully human and fully God, he was amazing. He had a sense of humor. Laughing, joking, smiling. Sometimes, in my worst moments, it helps me to imagine my Savior during his ministry laughing. Being carefree. He had to, right? To get through some of the tough times?