What has God taught you through the suffering you’ve experienced?
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What has God taught you through the suffering you’ve experienced?
beauchamp on August 24, 2009 at 10:07 am
God has showed me that He is still the healer from yesterday. When we pray we must know that God is the same God that parted the waters and He is the same God that the mountains will bow down to one day. Please don’t limit God to the things he can do in your life.
You MUST know that God is, God the healer and he will supply your every need. Before you go make your golden calf to pray to think of these words.
Be blessed
rachellee on August 24, 2009 at 11:46 am
want to share this song. probably sums it all up, and encourage those in trials.
Only through trials can God make us holy.
Also, the Psalmist says that, he’s comforted by the Lord’s rod and staff, yet the rod is the very tool to discipline the sheeps. (Psalms 23)
Maybe through trials, did i learn to find true joy in being totally honest before the Lord, and delighting in that He’s always with me during the trials. Though many times He seems super far away, but He’s nearer than ever. (:
God bless!
rachellee on August 24, 2009 at 11:50 am
oops. i posted a weblink, thats not allowed right? sorrys.
anyway, the song is Scars (Stronger For Life) by Corrinne May.
so sorry.
tom felten on August 24, 2009 at 12:22 pm
rachellee, no problem! Beautiful song. Thanks for sharing it!
tealwonder94 on August 24, 2009 at 6:08 pm
I have bipolar disorder and when it first appeared my life fell apart. I thought God had abandoned me. He seemed so far away and I felt as though Satan had control of my life. Everything that happened for quite some time seemed completely negative — and from my viewpoint at that time, it was. But, thankfully, I’ve found a medication combination that allows me to be stable. My relationship with my family is closer than before. I realize my worth doesn’t rely on how much I accomplish. God taught me that even when it seems like He’s not in control, he is. And I am still one of his children when I can’t get out of bed. God is demonstrating that he is working for my good even when I don’t see something as good. I have to trust Him which is hard for me. Having bipolar disorder means I am reminded daily that He will help me get through the day — not on my own power. God has taught me so much through this hardship that, although the dreams that *I* created are gone, my life now and in the future is better than if I did not have this mental illness.
tom felten on August 24, 2009 at 9:56 pm
fortealwonder94, thanks so much for your transparency. Your words are inspiring and encouraging to me and so many others in the odj community. My personal suffering has involved repeated battles with cancer, and I love what you wrote about God: “Even when it seems like He’s not in control, He is.” He is present with us in mental illness, physical illness, broken relationships—He is there! I’m so glad He walks with me each day and promises, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you” (Hebrews 13:5). You are in my prayers tonight.
hutie on August 30, 2009 at 8:42 pm
hi tealowondeer94
i’m bipolar too & always feel guilty for not able to get out of bed.
am encouraged by your message.
U have help me to refocus on our SUSTAINER of Faith again even though i know i will tend to forget again
thankQ.
ddalton62 on August 24, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Through the years my Lord sustains me in times of suffering by His grace. Heart ache, pain, and rejection press into my soul and lead me back to the cross. At the cross I regain perspective and realize the great love of my Father. Oh to have the grace of my Lord when things are not going as planned. To touch the hem of His garment and know that He sees me and knows me. Thats what pulls me through and I capture the joy of the Lord once again……and patience has it’s place
Lisa on August 25, 2009 at 4:13 am
To suffer, is to be like Jesus. To be shaped into His image… to lay down my life and die, while remaining in love with Jesus…to remember He has gone before me and because of this He shows His great love and compassion towards me as He walks through it with me.
Consider Jesus, who for the Joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning it’s shame…
I need only sit at the foot of the cross abiding, while the season passes.
tmonique80 on August 25, 2009 at 9:59 am
Through suffering, God has taught me how to trust Him more. To trust Him that He can get me through it.
edmon gonzales on August 25, 2009 at 7:04 pm
i learned that no matter how difficult it is to accept and experience suffering, i should still be able to praise God’s name and worship Him. I believe He allowed it to happen to me because He has greater plans for me. and that it will make me even stronger and i can use it to minister to others who will experience the same.
elisau on August 25, 2009 at 10:27 pm
God has taught me that He takes all the bad things in our life – which for the most part we bring upon ourselves – and He uses them to help us become the person He wants us to be.
Sure, we can sit around and blame God when things go wrong in our life, but if we stop and look at the big picture we can start to see what God is doing and that maybe we had to go through it in order to help someone else go through it as well or maybe even help them to avoid making the same mistake themselves.
Larsu on August 26, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Good!!!
Edmund on August 26, 2009 at 4:02 am
The Bible said that God send both the good and the bad.If he sent good things into our life, we should be glad and give thanks to Him ; if he send bad things, do not be sad,for we do not know what is going to happen next.Therefore, I always give thanks to Him whatever are the circumstances.I learnt that He always has something to teach me whenever something bad happen.I learnt how to be patient and rely on Him.I learnt how to be grateful enough to be still living.He taught me to realise that there is nothing perfect in our life, and so we have to believe that he is the only One who could deliver our problems in life.
evadzelarayan on August 26, 2009 at 10:59 am
God has taught me that even during suffering we must endure. We must stay strong and look down. Even if we are going through suffering we are supposed to get even closer to God. For me, suffering has been a wake up call in which God has told me that this is happening because I am not as dedicated to him as i should be. Suffering can happen for different reasons. Even the same suffering can happen for different reasons to different people. My father has lung cancer and this is making all of my family suffer a great deal. For my dad this suffering may be because he always took God for granted and never cared about believing in him; now that he has lung cancer he has began to read to bible and he even cry’s out to God and pray’s and decided to come to church. As for me this suffering was a wake up call and now i read the bible more and i dont just go to church because its a routine, but because i need to hear the word. My sister just got stronger in Christ and my brother realized many things through this suffering.
I believe that suffering happens for different reasons and that God always has a lesson behind each suffering. Through my dad’s suffering of lung cancer God has showed me that i must not give up and that i must continie to be faithful and devoted to him and that i must always stay strong.
HIRAM on August 27, 2009 at 2:25 am
AMEN
evadzelarayan on August 26, 2009 at 11:00 am
correction: when i said WE MUST STAY STRONG AND LOOK DOWN, i really meant WE MUST STAY STRONG AND NOT LOOK DOWN.
Larsu on August 26, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Patience and that His plan is the best plan and way better than any thing I ever thought of.
jbookwalter on August 26, 2009 at 8:00 pm
I lost my home, marriage and children through adivorce. I let go of it all, Sixteen years later, the same home was returned to me. My children started talking to me and God is in the healing process. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
tom felten on August 28, 2009 at 8:08 am
jbookwalter, praise God for His grace. Your story reminds us all that there’s hope when we fall broken before the cross. May God bless you and your home as you follow Him!
ltdzirasa on August 28, 2009 at 8:24 am
God has taught me that I am alot stronger than I am alone when I depend on Him during my suffering. Through trials, I am strengthened as a person and my faith in Him is strengthened. It is when I try face my suffering alone that I struggle and hurt much more. God has brought me through situations others may not have survived and has protected me from situations I may not have survived. I thank Him for His grace in my suffering! I thank Him for never putting more on me than I can bear!
cog on August 28, 2009 at 9:34 am
God has shown me that His strength is made perfect in my weakness. I have experienced times when I have felt knocked out, numb and bewildered and in those time the Spirit raises up in me. He guides me and sustains me through my storms.
madetoworship on August 28, 2009 at 10:40 am
suffering always makes us stronger. ive experienced suffering in many different ways.. my mom died when i was seven, but God gave me an amazing dad who followed through. alot of suffering has also come at my own hand, especially in relationships.
ive found that life is basically a rollercoaster, going from highs to lows on the suffering scale, and sometimes we even hit rock bottom, more than we would like to. but theres only so much suffering God will give us, he will never give us more than we can handle. he also many times will give us a relief, small as it may seem. it could be a real good steak dinner, or it could be a new friend or a trip to the movies. he instills peace in us when we ask for it, and its the most amazing feeling to have that peace during a storm. it makes us rely on him to keep our feet on the ground.
through suffering we learn patience, and this is what im learning now. someone i love is far from me, and it is painful to know it might be that way for a while. but God has a reason for everything, and i know that, going by patterns of the past, there is a reason for this. we just need to lean on him with everything we have and he will bring us out of the storm, and we will be much better for it.
pjack4 on August 29, 2009 at 6:41 am
God has taught me that he wishes for none of us to suffer. sometimes when suffer it is through our own decisions that we make in our lives.The evil one brings about suffering, And God wants us to see we can overcome through his love and mercy.I know God loves us all and he knows our suffering will bring us closer to him. He has taught me to TOTALLY depend on him,and not the things of this world. To not let the evil one fool me into thinking I can do it all myself or that I alone am in control of my life.I need God’s guidence every day,not just when I go through trial or sufferings.
marcia.arumugam on August 30, 2009 at 12:35 am
Through suffering, I learnt God is in control over my life. And when I control my own life, it is such a disaster.
I learnt to not lean on my understanding but to trust in His unfailing love and put my faith in Him.
It brought me to obtain perseverance, patience and long-suffering in order for me to be a better human being at His grace.
His grace is sufficient for me, and I learnt to appreciate my life and His gifts to me and to the world.
After all, we live on earth but for a short while. Our final destination is to HIM. Why worry so much about life when we shud focus our thoughts and mind upon Paradise with Christ!?
I am ready to return when you call me, Jesus. Amen
simplejoy on August 31, 2009 at 12:10 am
God has taught me that finding His will in my life is a journey and not a destination. His Words contain the overt directions He wants me to take and i need to walk in His ways daily.
God has purpose for the pain i am going through, physically and relationally. I am being transformed to the person He wants me to be. All He ask of me is obedience and to leave all the consequences to Him. He is always in control.
Wake777 on August 31, 2009 at 11:59 am
Oh my gosh – what has He taught me! He’s taught me faith, patience, to trust in Him and in His perfect timing. Even if it means standing by while your beautiful daughter, who was once your sweet and innocent baby, runs the darkest seediest sides of the city hungrily looking for heroin to shoot into her veins.
I wrestled with trying to “save” her from her disease for so long and when I finally surrendered my daughter and her addiction to Christ, I finally found the peace that I had lost. Yes, I was still scared and sad, but in a different way. No longer did her addiction control me – God did! His joy became my strength!
God showed me how He can work in his perfect timing and through it all, I’ve learned patience and to always, always keep faith – even in the darkest of hours. God hears our prayers – He really does!