We often try to escape pain as if it is something that is damaging to us or that we do not need. We see it as a hindrance and we seek to throw it off as quickly as possible. But pain is a God ordained tool in our lives which He desires to use for our good. Foremost, it is Gods way of causing us to slow down or even stop, rethink our lives and direction, reconsider our frailties and vulnerabilities, and seek Him as our solution. It causes us to reach out of ourselves rather than our normal self reliant, even self absorbed daily existence. I have always found pain to be the chief agent for change in my life, creating compassion, understanding, and tenderness that I often do not possess. Pain makes me more dependent on others but mostly dependent on my Father. Pain is how we see that life is indeed broken, just as we are broken and life is temporal. One of my mantras of life is Dont waste your sorrows. Let pain do its perfect work in you and you will see the deeper meanings in life and the many purposes we have here.on earth. If pain makes us bitter, we are interpreting our difficulties improperly and they will do nothing to mature us or to allow us to grow. Finally, pain is what draws us together as people. Like love, it is the one universal language we all understand. Pain is NOT our enemy.... so give it the respect and attention it needs to transform us into the person we were created to be.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:00:39 +0000