Often
times the pain in our lives is really God's blessings in disguise. Or
they will be, once he's done working his God-thing in and through
them. Because that pain and that suffering drives us to him.
Some
of David's most beautiful psalms came out of his suffering. And some
of the most beautiful music from our lives to the Lord comes out of
our times of suffering. When we feel nothing but pain and can't seem
to find him anywhere and it feels like he's abandoned us, but we
still choose him through prayer and worship anyway, and through
obedience (choosing to follow his ways even when it hurts, doesn't
make sense, costs us dearly and we don't want to), those are the
times we're storing up for ourselves treasures in Heaven (see my post
http://www.davewernli.com/2015/01/i-like-winning-banners.html).
He
wants to deliver you and heal you from your pain, and give you a
ministry of bringing others hurting in the same area the same healing
you received. And that's sweet revenge – making Satan sorry he ever
messed with you!
The
danger, of course, is that we'd turn away from him instead. Many do.
But he loves you enough to take the risk.
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