That which should distinguish the suffering of believers from unbelievers is the confidence that our suffering is under the control of an all-powerful and all-loving God. Our suffering has meaning and purpose in God's eternal plan, and He brings or allows to come into our lives only that which is for His glory and our good.
Jerry BridgesTags: suffering sovereignty-of-god
On accepting adversity in our lives: Always it is initiated by an act of will on our part; we set ourselves to believe in the overruling goodness, providence, and sovereignty of God and refuse to turn aside no matter what may come, no matter how we may feel. I mistakenly thought I could not trust God unless I felt like trusting Him. Now I am learning that trusting God is first of all a matter of the will. I choose to trust in God, and my feelings eventually follow.
Margaret ClarksonTags: suffering emotions adversity
He had suffered, and he had learnt to think, two advantages that he had never known before…
Jane AustenTags: suffering
Relief is a great feeling.
It’s the emotional and physical reward we receive from our bodies upon alleviation of pain, pressure and struggle. A time to bask in the lack of the negative.
And yet, think about it—relief is really the status quo, a negation of the suffering, a nothing in itself. It is the way things were before the pressure and struggle began.
So, is it a step back? A regression?
Or is it an opportunity to regroup, start over, and move in a different direction?
Use your moment of relief well.
Tags: freedom suffering liberation relief pressure alleviate alleviation relieved
Our pasts shape us,Sam.None of us the person he or she used to be,it's true, but what we are still contains a great proportion of what we once were.Nothing,not even suffering the worst kind of tragedy,alters us completely.At core,we are set in stone.
James LovegroveTags: life past pain suffering tragedy
Poor God, how often He is blamed for all the suffering in the
world. It’s like praising Satan for allowing all the good that happens.
Tags: pain god goodness human-nature suffering good satan christian thought-provoking catholic good-and-evil catholic-author blame gadfly blame-game suffering-of-humanity sufferings
If Christ is God, He cannot sin, and if suffering was a sin in and by itself, He could not have suffered and died for us. However, since He took the most horrific death to redeem us, He showed us in fact that suffering and pain have great power.
E.A. BucchianeriTags: inspirational pain power god death suffering sin salvation jesus philosophical death-and-dying christian thought-provoking cross catholic redemption christ catholic-author good-friday gadfly suffering-jesus purpose-of-pain purpose-of-suffering reason-for-suffering reason-of-pain theological
Adults had the notion that juveniles needed to suffer. Only when they had suffered enough to wipe out most of their naturally joyous spirits and innocence were they staid enough to be considered mature. An adult was essentially a broken-down child.
Piers AnthonyTags: innocence children suffering
If you desire healing,
let yourself fall ill
let yourself fall ill.
Tags: pain sadness suffering denial depression healing recovery
Nothing forces us to know
What we do not want to know
Except pain
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