Lean into the pain

• By candidasullivan
• August 12, 2024
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This moment will soon be gone, and the pain and misery we face today will soon fade away. One day, we will look back on this day as a memory. It is up to us to decide what we will remember about this time. Did the trial break us or strengthen us? Are we better because of what we endured or bitter? What did we learn from the trial?

Whenever I go through a hardship, I try to keep my heart open to the possibilities and lessons God wants me to learn. The moment I realize that the trial is happening for me and not to me, I can grow through it. We cannot become stronger without enduring pain. The pain is part of the growth. So often, when I’m in the midst of the fire, I want so badly for God to remove me from the pain. In His time, when the trial has served its purpose, God will bring me out the other side. And I will not be the same person.

To be a mighty warrior for Him, we must be willing to grow through our struggles. The strongest souls have endured and overcome the most pain. Through the pain, we obtain wisdom and learn how to serve our Lord.

Anyone can have faith when everything in their life is great. We can all praise God when our bills are paid, our health is great, and everything is going fine. It’s when our lives seem to be falling apart that the praise becomes the loudest.

When the enemy attacks me, God reminds me that this will pass. Our God can make a way when there is no way. He is always in control. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.