Saturday, October 1, 2016

What Good Can Come From Suffering?

Thoughts on suffering


Suffering...

I talk to many on a daily basis who have been or are walking through some very painful hardships.  We all have a story. No one is untouched by some form of suffering. Some have endured the death of a spouse, child, friend or parent, terrible illness, financial ruin, betrayal, depression, anxiety, divorce and so many others I could list. It is a word we do not like to hear or talk about. It is painful to say the least. If no one has acknowledged your suffering and pain, allow me to say with all sincerity of heart, I am truly sorry for what you are going through or have been through. I am extending a virtual hug and acknowledgement that the "struggle is real" I get it.
Suffering is not fair and we will never make logical sense out of it.
 We are tempted to ask "Why me?" "I do not deserve this" "What did I do to deserve this?" 
I have had my share of sufferings and I have thought some of those very things I just stated.  I have also felt abandoned at times. I felt I would never make it or recover. There were moments I did not even want to make it because the pain was so deep and all consuming.  Discouragement sets in. Despair. Life becomes a huge effort just to make it through the day. Suffering is real and it is painful.

 BUT...

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