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Necessary Rains
When we reflect upon the years gone by and all that life has taught us through the good and the bad, there is one lesson that stands out: There is purpose in pain. When I review moments of ease and comfort versus trials and tribulations, I can honestly say that I’ve gained infinitely more strength, insight, and awareness through hardships than through times of pleasure and success.
God uses suffering to shape us into better people. Jesus told us pain and suffering would be part of life. Just as our muscles become stronger and more substantial when we work them through the pain, suffering promotes perseverance and character. Hardships and adversities, though difficult to endure, make us resilient and strengthen our faith.
Life’s difficulties awaken us, causing us to seek and engage His presence. They teach us that God is more interested in making us worthy than He is in making us comfortable. Through moments of discomfort, we must remember that we will find perfect comfort later, for all of eternity, in Heaven. For if we welcome Him to walk through every season with us, someday we will spend eternity in a world without pain and suffering.
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