“For a good portion of my
life, I shared the perspective of those who rail against God for allowing pain.
I could find no way to rationalize a world as toxic as this one.
As I visited people whose
pain far exceeded my own, though, I was surprised by its effects. Suffering
seemed as likely to reinforce faith as to sow doubt.
My anger about pain has
melted mostly for one reason: I have come to know God. He has given me joy and
love and happiness and goodness. It leaves me with faith in a Person, a faith
so solid that no amount of suffering can erode it”. (P.Y – american writer)
Where is
God when it hurts? He has been there from the beginning. He designed a pain
system that, in the midst of a fallen world, bears His stamp. He transforms
pain, using it to teach and strengthen us if we allow it to turn us toward Him.
He has
hurt and bled and cried and suffered. He has dignified for all time those who
suffer, by sharing their pain. But one day He will gather the armies of heaven
and will unleash them against the enemies of God. The world will see one last
terrifying moment of suffering before the full victory is ushered in. Then God
will create for us a new, incredible world. And pain will be no more (Rev.
19:11–22:6).
Pain will
either turn us against God or draw us to Him. (RBC)
