Over It by Hayley DiMarco

Author:Hayley DiMarco
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group

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“Afflictions are light when compared with what we really deserve. They are light when compared with the sufferings of the Lord Jesus. But perhaps their real lightness is best seen by comparing them with the weight of glory which is awaiting us.”

A. W. Pink, Comfort for Christians

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As a believer you don’t want anything or anyone to replace God in your life. You don’t want anything to come between you. You love him and you are devoted to him, so when pain comes, accept it as a hot fire that burns away the impurities from your life. Sure, it’s hot and it hurts, but if that’s what it takes to purify you, then why freak out about it? Think about it like this: If you could suffer in order that God might be glorified, wouldn’t you do it? Well, then suffer and know that all your suffering is ultimately for God’s glory.

Jesus gave an example of this when he answered a question about a blind man. His disciples were wondering if the guy was blind because he did something wrong. But Jesus’s answer confirmed that it wasn’t about what the guy or what his parents did or didn’t do, but “he was born blind so that God could show what he can do for him” (John 9:3), which Jesus then proceeded to do by healing the man’s blindness. When God can show what he does for us, that brings him the glory.

When God intends something like pain for your good, you can be sure that the heart that trusts him will find good coming its way. Your pain might not end immediately; it might linger for a really long time, but the blessing that comes with it will far overshadow it if you will just trust God and refuse to take matters into your own hands. Let pain do its work, and trust that God will work all things out for your good. For the believer, pain is never the end in itself, or else how could God command us to find joy in it? That’s what he does, you know. Check out James 1:2–4:

Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. (NLT)

“We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God—those whom he has called according to his plan.”

— Romans 8:28

Trials and pain, suffering and hard times are really a gift from God. After all, they lead to really good stuff—endurance and being perfected. Think about the most amazing and interesting people in the world. Would you say that most of them were people who struggled, suffered, and overcame? Or people who never had a care in the world and had everything handed to them on a silver

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