RELATIONAL LEADERSHIP

PAIN PAIN GO AWAY

We had our Ryan checked by a doctor yesterday. Intermittently, he has been having severe pain. He’s still under observation period to see what’s the problem. Hopefully it’s not appendicitis but really just hyperacidity or even hyperactivity (because he really is super active… just can’t sit still :)).

Pain has a way of alerting us to something we need to address – a problem, an issue, an obstacle.

Ryan took antacid. We’re not sure if that’s the solution yet but at least we are aware of the problem.

For many of us, we want pain to go away… or better yet, to never experience any at all.

But God designed pain for a few reasons…

  • To tell us something is wrong.  When there’s pain, we then make the necessary adjustments to address the situation.
  • To teach us a lesson. Touching a hot stove once will teach us not to do it again. Pain does have a way to show us which ones to avoid.
  • To remind us that we need God’s grace… everyday!

C.S. Lewis once said, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”

Psalm 30:5 says, “…Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.”

What a comfort! What a relief!

Pain is inevitable but misery is optional. Which is why we need to plug into the real source of joy – Jesus.

His joy… our strength.

 

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Paolo Punzalan

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4 responses to “PAIN PAIN GO AWAY”

  1. ria Avatar
    ria

    thank you for sharing this 🙂 i have been trying to make sense of pain, in all essence of the word and this was an affirmation of what i was asking 🙂

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  2. Madz Avatar
    Madz

    Pain is the reaction of being human. It is a blessing in disguise, an affirmation that we are alive. Most of us fear that we felt pain because we have done wrong, or a compensation of an unacknowledged sin. But God has liberated us from the downgrade of relying on our good works and that God has the right to give you both smiles and tears. I pray that I could be like Job to overcome life’s challenges; to acknowledge that I am weak and only God can erase the pain. Can God feel pain? He does. He did. He was in pain to to see His only Son die. He is in pain when He see me sin. So I continue to pray for His mercy and guidance, that although I feel pain, I can continue to praise Him and see Him as a God and Savior. To thrive my best, as a sinner, to walk in His paths. To see Him smile and not feel pain.

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  3. patsy Avatar
    patsy

    That’s one of my husband’s favorite sayings-
    Pain is inevitable, misery optional. Choose for joy.
    Don’t know who said it, but it sure is good advice!

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  4. Belle Delos Reyes Avatar
    Belle Delos Reyes

    My died of breast cancer last December 11 and 6 days after, my lola died. The common questions now for us is “why?”

    Thank you for sharing. This helped me realize that in everything, it will always be God’s will and not mine. I should rely on His strength and not mine.

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