617 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 

-Coming Clean-

For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. 1 Peter 2:19 NIV

After yesterday’s post it got me really thinking about this word suffering. Suffering comes in so many forms. Physical, mental and even spiritual. 

Jesus displayed suffering while dying on the cross for all of us. I truly believe that we suffer because he suffered. I believe when we hurt it’s because he hurts right along with us. He lives inside us. Reference: 1 John 4:4.

I think suffering can be used for good or bad. When some people suffer in silence it can lead to an explosion into others at not the best time. It’s not an even distributing of a load rather dumping a dump truck of rocks onto one person. This is unbearable! 

Beauty can come from suffering if dealt with correctly. It can make us love deeper, have greater understanding for those who are imperfect and if dealt with correctly it will make us cling to heavenly things rather then earthly valued wonders. 

The challenge: 

When you suffer are you drawing closer to God or are you being drawn more to earthly things like shopping or social ladder climbing? Really dig deep today. I know this is a hard one to come clean with.