Sometimes things happen in life that are painful. The pain can seem very intense and very overwhelming and Hope can seem so far away. This pain can come from anywhere, decisions you make, decisions others make, random circumstances, natural causes. But when it does come - it's real. It leaves you feeling hopeless and confused. You try to make sense of it and you can't, it doesn't make sense and you wonder if God is really there, if he really knows what he's doing. Jesus felt the same human emotion while fully God when he hung on the cross, in pain, dying, and he cried out, "Father, why have you forsaken me?"
Like Jesus, it feels like God has forgotten you and it feels like this can't possibly be the plan for your life....you wonder, why would he want me to walk through this pain!?! What's the point? The truth is there isn't an easy answer for that question. For each of us the answer is different. The journey is different. For some reason we have this idea set in our mind that a loving God wouldn't allow pain. But he does. And it can be beautiful if we allow it to be.
I have some dear friends that are in this season of life...The Journey of Pain. My heart is breaking for them. I want to rescue them and tell them it will be alright! But I can't. There is a purpose for this pain and they need to walk through it. Not around it, but through it!
There is hope though. God doesn't want you to stay in the pain but he wants you to heal from it and be stronger and to allow him to become bigger, to become greater in our lives. Are you experiencing this right now too?
My wife has great CD with a mix that her wonderful sister made her that we listen to all the time. The second song on the mix is a song by Superchick called "Beauty From Pain." I thought of you when I heard it today. Here it is dear friends. Listen to it and let it speak to your hearts! Let God show you the beauty He has for you from your pain!
