Faith God Knows Our Pain 11:58 PM Pain is temporary, glory is eternal. -Unknown God Knows Our Pain I often forget that. Remember: despite what Jesus gave to the people; despite serving and healing them, despite performing miracles in their midst, feeding them, changing their lives and forgiving their sins, He was treated umjustly. He was abandoned by those He called friends. He was criticized and people fabricated stories about Him. He was looked down upon and called names. He was "bullied". Big time. He was humiliated. Sounds familiar? We may not have performed miracles and made a major change to the world (yet) the way Jesus did but we have loved. We have offered a part of ourselves to someone. We have sacrificed for others. We have served. Sometimes, despite our goodness, generosity and kindness, we are beaten emotionally. We've been betrayed. We've been abandoned when we were in need. We were treated unjustly at one point in our lives. This is how Jesus could comfort us. Because He Himself experienced all these when He was on earth---only worst! God knows our pain and He showed us that despite the pain, everything will be alright in the end. He showed us that our enemy may think they succeeded in putting us down, but they actually propelled us to our destiny. They have provided us a stepping stone, a break. Jesus showed us that pain is temporary, but the glory that awaits us is eternal. God knows our pain and He sure knows how to get us through it. You may be tired of hearing this but "Keep the faith." Keep holding on because today you may be going through a painful Friday. a deafening silent and abrupt halt in your Satruday, but always, always Sunday will come. That old adage, "The night is always darkest just before the dawn" holds true. I've experienced nights that are starless it's so pitch black it's suffocating. It feels like the darkness has consumed me and no matter where I run, it's hopeless. I am trapped. Even if I shout for help, no one could hear me. God hears even our sighs. And that has been comforting to me. He feels my pain even when I don't have to try describing it to Him. I can just be in total silence in His presence and He understands. He knows. I hope that is comforting enough for you. Even when you don't see the end of the tunnel yet. Even when you haven't made a plan yet on how to get out there. Just know that it will pass. Just take one painful step at a time and you'll get to where you should be. You won't be walking alone. Hey, did you find this post helpful or entertaining? Please go ahead and share. Share buttons on the left and at the bottom of the article. Big thanks! Subscribe to About Life And Love by Email
Lux Thinking Aloud Let Me Describe Myself 8:10 PM Let me describe myself. At least let me try. If you’ll ask me, I would not be able to answer you right away. I guess I’m just too complex to put into words. Inquisitive, calm, insouciant, relentless, resilient, independent and dependable. Those are just some of the things that can best describe me. Inquisitive because I couldn't sleep at night without satiating my curiosity. I always ask. Always wonder about so many things around me. I am thinking way ahead than others do. Which is quite tiring since it doesn't leave me at peace whenever a question in my head is left unanswered. Calm because petty things and changes don’t seem to bother me. The traffic, the delays, the weather. Something inside me always assures me that no matter how strong the storm is, it will never last. Calmness will follow. And everything will be alright again. That’s where being insouciant comes in. I stay positive no matter how impossible and difficult the situation becomes. Sometimes though, this exposes me to a more intense pain when what I all so optimistically believed to happen does not come to pass. Independent, because I can work alone, eat alone and even go malling by myself. That’s why I don’t understand why people tell me they’d rather starve than eat out alone. I don’t get it. Don’t they enjoy their Me-time? My me-time is very important to me. It’s when I get in touch with myself whom I often take for granted. It’s my chance to give myself the attention that only I can give. These are just a few of the things about me. There are absolutely more than meets the eye. But I am grateful to my Maker for creating me this way. I may have flaws and imperfections but I know that they just add color to my already wonderful being. As my favorite Bible verse goes; I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Hey, did you find this post helpful or entertaining? Please go ahead and share. Share buttons on the left and at the bottom of the article. Big thanks! Subscribe to About Life And Love by Email
