some of
the pain that some of you are feeling is very real, and very hard.
i deal
an awful lot with people who are in pain, deep hurting pain. let me give you a list of the many different
types of pain. maybe you are on this
list.
some of
us reading this possibly come from lousy family or marriage situations. the relational dynamics are terrible and
there are some hate-filled people in the home and we don’t even want to stay
there. that’s pain.
some of
the possible pain has to do with our own bodily pain. we have some affliction that we live
with. and it looks like tomorrow morning
when we wake up we’re going to have the same affliction and we’re tired of
it. that’s pain.
some of
us possibly are in less than ideal work situations. we don’t like our job. yet we aren’t doing anything about it. we hit work on monday, to unrealistic quotas
and impossible deadlines and it’s grinding us down. that’s pain.
some of
us possibly are going through the trauma of a separation or divorce. that’s pain.
some of
us have possibly recently lost loved ones.
some of
us possibly are just starting to face the reality of an emotional condition
that we’re discovering about ourselves.
some of
us have friendships that are fractured.
some of
us have constant financial pressures.
we’re on the verge of bankruptcy.
some of
us that are parents and we’re possibly broken inside because we’re watching our
kids making decisions and their lives are self-destructing and it’s unbearable
to watch. that’s pain.
some of
us in here are possibly sick of being single.
we’re not dating anyone and marriage seems a long way off or even an
unrealistic dream. that’s pain.
did i
hit you? if i didn’t your number’s
coming up! pain is right around the
corner. there’s no shortage of
difficulty facing those of us that are here.
you’re not immune from pain and neither am i.
if
you’re not a CHRISTian, you’re here on the front porch just checking this
GOD-thing out, some of my CHRISTian friends that have gone through this kind of
pain that i’m talking about will tell you that they have walked through the
deepest and darkest valleys of their life but they would also tell you with
conviction that if it wasn’t for GOD’s power and strength, they would never
have made it out the other side – at least not in one piece.
where
do you go with your pain? GOD promises
us power in the midst of pain. psalm 41.3
(nlt), the LORD nurses them when they’re
sick and eases their pain.
for
CHRIStians, GOD’s power doesn’t just pacify our pain. when we access GOD’s power, it so invades our
life that it satisfies our soul. do you
want to tap into that kind of power?
it’s available.
just a
thought from the front porch…
2 comments:
Thank you for reminding me of my God of all comfort! What a great blessing!
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He really is, isn't He, Rachel.
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