C.S. Lewis.<\/a><\/p>\nNot because He enjoys our pain, but because pain is one of the few things powerful enough to break our illusion of control.<\/p>\n
Called to Light<\/h2>\n
We are called to be light in a dark world. But light only becomes visible when darkness exists. If our lives were free of conflict, loss, or fear, our faith would be purely theoretical\u2014polished and unrelatable.<\/p>\n
No one looks to someone who has never suffered and asks, \u201cHow did you survive?\u201d The credibility of hope is built in hardship. We become believable not because we avoided darkness, but because God met us there.<\/p>\n
2 Corinthians 1:3\u20134, <\/strong>\u201cPraise be to the God\u2026 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble.\u201d<\/p>\nOur wounds are not disqualifications; they serve as credentials.<\/p>\n
Without challenges to face, we can’t demonstrate God\u2019s power. You don’t grow strong by just sitting in a gym. You grow strong by pushing back against what resists you.<\/p>\n
Strength isn’t given; it’s earned.<\/p>\n
So, when we pray for strength and face difficulties, it doesn\u2019t mean we are being ignored. We are being trained. When we pray for wisdom and encounter problems, it\u2019s not punishment; it\u2019s refinement. God is not creating a life of ease. He is shaping a soul that can endure.<\/p>\n
James 1:2\u20134, <\/strong>\u201cConsider it pure joy\u2026 whenever you face trials\u2026 because the testing of your faith produces perseverance.\u201d<\/p>\nPain Teaches<\/h2>\n
Sometimes suffering is straightforward; sometimes it teaches us.<\/p>\n
We all make poor choices. A world without consequences would lack growth. If fire didn’t burn, we wouldn’t learn where danger exists. God\u2019s commands aren’t fences to restrict us; they’re guardrails to keep us alive.<\/p>\n
Ecclesiastes 7:20,<\/strong> \u201cSurely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.\u201d<\/p>\nCorrection is not cruelty. It is mercy with sharp edges.<\/p>\n
Affects of a Broken World<\/h2>\n
And sometimes, suffering isn’t caused by our actions at all. It happens because we live in a broken world.<\/p>\n
We are not isolated beings. We belong to a fallen creation where sin spreads outward. People hurt because they hurt themselves. Systems fail because they are built by broken hands. Even nature groans beneath the weight of what has been lost.<\/p>\n
Jesus did not stand apart from this reality. He entered it, endured it, and took it in.<\/p>\n
John 16:33, <\/strong>\u201cIn this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.\u201d<\/p>\nNot to escape it, but to overcome it.<\/p>\n
The Decision Point<\/h2>\n
Every hardship presents a decision point. Will this moment define us or refine us? Through our decision, will we become bitter or useful? Will we close ourselves off or become a refuge for others?<\/p>\n
1 Corinthians 10:13, <\/strong>\u201cNo temptation has overtaken you that is not common to humanity\u2026 God is faithful.\u201d<\/p>\nGod doesn’t promise that we will always feel capable. He guarantees that we will never be abandoned.<\/p>\n
Isaiah 43:2, <\/strong>\u201cWhen you pass through the waters, I will be with you.\u201d<\/p>\nNot if<\/em>. When.<\/p>\nGod does not waste pain. He repurposes it, transforming scars into testimony. He changes suffering into authority and brokenness into compassion.<\/p>\n
Bad things don’t happen because God is absent; they occur where His presence becomes undeniable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
God does not waste pain, or why do good people suffer? This isn’t a question born out of curiosity. It’s asked from hospital rooms, gravesides, broken homes, and silent prayers that seem unanswered. It\u2019s not philosophical; it\u2019s personal. We question it when life no longer follows our expectations, when effort no longer shields us, when … <\/p>\n
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