One of the reasons God allows us to experience pain and suffering, is to keep us mindful that it was our sin that caused Christ to endure such pain and suffering. Christ suffered not because He deserved it, but because we deserve it. If God were to take away all our pain and suffering associated with living in this fallen world, would we take Him for granted? Sure we would. Even knowing He sent His Son to shed His blood to pay for our sin, we still take Him for granted. God allows suffering because it leads us to depend on Him. Think about it, when do we tend to reach out to God? Is it when our lives are going great and we’re as happy as can be? Or is it when our lives aren’t going so well?
Author’s comments: First Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT) says, “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:16–18 (NLT) says, “For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.” What a promise, right?
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