suffering

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. Therefore, let those suffering in accordance with God’s will entrust themselves to a faithful Creator, while continuing to do good.

- 1 Peter 4:12, 19 (NRSV)

 

Sometimes it is hard to see the good that God is doing, especially if we are in the middle of a struggle.

I have a friend who recently lost her little nephew to a brain tumor after a long, horrible and painful struggle.

The little boy’s mommy, she never lost faith, she never once doubted that her son’s life would have meaning, purpose and that he would make a difference in the lives of others.

She wrote a blog detailing their path, every step that they took on the path that eventually ended with the loss of her son.

Her little boy did not understand why he was suffering, I am sure that they (mom and dad) did not understand it either, but she trusted God to put the right people in their lives, and when they came to understand that there would not be healing, she made sure that good would come from the short life of her son.

We all struggle, we all suffer, some trials are much harder to walk through than others, but understand that God will never leave your side, trust yourself to Him, continue to pray and continue to glorify Him. 

God does know what He is doing in your life.

 

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