Life is a beautiful blessing.
God made a beautiful world.
God had beautiful intentions.
However, in the midst of beauty, therein lies great pain.
Thorns.
Thistles.
Weeds.
Hurts.
Wounds.
Heartache.
Tears.
Grief and pain are deeply felt. They are intense emotions of the soul. They have the ability to consume us, keep us in darkness, and paralyze us.
How do we move beyond grief and pain and experience fullness of life, as God intends?
Accept the imperfect world. Accept that circumstances will not be as we hope.
Remember that we live amongst fallen people. People, unfortunately, will continue to hurt us – sometimes unintentionally, yet even then, it hurts.
Remind ourselves that God is our healer and can HEAL our hurts. He can mend broken hearts and bind up our wounds.
Look to God for hope. God does not leave us hopeless. He has good things planned for us. He wants us to have joy.
Think like Paul. “Forget those things which are behind and reach forward to those things which are ahead”. Phil. 3:13
In the midst of pain and suffering, we can seek God and find His goodness.
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Psalm 27:13
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