Pain is Good!
Today at church our pastor spoke about how pain isn’t always a bad thing. It’s a God given response to something very wrong in our bodies. Without pain a person might not go to the doctor. They might not even know they’re sick until it’s too late!
It’s the same with God. Sometimes God can use pain (not cause it) in our lives to draw us closer to him. Think about the last time you really called out to God. Really sat at his feet, in his presence. What was your motivation?
Pain? Whether emotional or physical, pain draws us to God.
For me, it seems like the times I’m in the most pain are the times I reach out and feel God the most. I wish it weren’t so, but it’s also the time my spirit is open to allowing God to work in me.
How about you?
Without the pain we may not call on the Great Physician. Without the pain, there might not be healing! Are you ready to hurt a little?
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Another thing about pain is it allows me to see God using His people in the healing process. Of course, I have to allow others to minister to me when so many times I prefer to be the healer. But in allowing others to minister to me, I find deeper friendships.
March 10th, 2008 at 10:07 amHeather, good thoughts! Sometimes it’s easier to deal with someone else’s pain than our own…though when I watched a friend in labor go through all that pain of child birth, I really wanted to trade places with her. In that instance, dealing with my own pain was easier than standing by helpless watching someone else suffer!
March 10th, 2008 at 11:02 am