Romans 7:18 I Know That Nothing Good Lives In Me, That Is, In My Sinful Nature. For I Have The Desire To Do What Is Good, But I Cannot Carry It Out.

When we are full of pain, we are then tempted to be ungodly. We are tempted to give up. We are tempted to give in. When we are full of pain we blame God for not healing us. When we are in pain the part of us that is "nothing good" comes to devastate us even more. When we are in pain we do not feel godly or devout. All we feel when we are in pain is the pain. However, we can be honest. We can pray in honesty. We can pray in honesty even when we do not feel like praying. In honesty, we can tell the Lord we do not feel like praying when we are in pain. There will come a day when all our pain is gone. There will come a day when we will be free of pain forever. There will come a day when all our efforts to truly be Christ's child when we were in pain will be rewarded in infinite ways.

(Sorry I missed a few days of posting. Pain issues, etc.)

1 Cor. 1:5 For In Him You Have Been Enriched In Every Way--In All Your Speaking And In All Your Knowledge

In our pain we are poor. Our pain makes us live in an empty poverty. Yet, there is more to this picture. Along with the emptiness caused by our poverty, those of us who cling to the foot of Christ's cross have a wealth others do not have. Those of us in pain who cling to Christ's cross have wisdom beyond what is normal in this life. Those of us who possess the Lord's special wisdom in our pain know we possess a special knowledge. The Lord bestows upon us His special wisdom to help us work through our pain, to conquer our adversity, and to serve Him by serving others. Even in our pain, our life is still enriched by Christ Jesus.

Col. 2:9 For In Christ All The Fullness Of The Deity Lives In Bodily Form, 10 And You Have Been Given Fullness In Christ, Who Is The Head Over Every Power And Authority.

Every word of the gospel is absolutely true. However, right now I do not feel full of much of anything except the pain and depression. If you have been a reader of this blog and you share in the pain of life, you know what I mean. Yet, every word is absolutely true. I really do have the fullness of Christ in me, within me, above me, under me, and all around me. Although I do not feel His fullness at the moment, I do sense it. Tomorrow when the pain eases, I will have a greater sense of His fullness in love. Sometimes I have these "WOW" moments with Him and so can you. I have these moments when I am quite awestruck as I know how much He loves me…when the pain makes no difference. Praise be to God every person on earth can have a "WOW" kind of moment. Someday, some of us will have a "WOW" eternity.

Romans 8:32 He Who Did Not Spare His Own Son, But Gave Him Up For Us All--How Will He Not Also, Along With Him, Graciously Give Us All Things?

We serve a giving God. We are victimized by a taking Satan. If we can only keep this truth in our minds all of our days, our life will be immeasurably richer. We are left in the middle between the evils of Satan and the goodness of God. On this middle ground we can bless God or curse Him. On this middle ground we do battle against invisible evil foes while we have allies of the mighty angels of heaven. All things will be given to us. God will not hold anything back from us. The magnitude and majesty of all things of God we cannot know. God was willing to not spare His own Son so we might live in paradise with Him forever. Our pain disappears in the glory and grace of God. Our pain disappears in His mighty love. If God was willing to sacrifice His own Son, how could God not give us all things in heaven?

John 15:4 Remain In Me, And I Will Remain In You. No Branch Can Bear Fruit By Itself; It Must Remain In The Vine. Neither Can You Bear Fruit Unless You Remain In Me. 5 "I Am The Vine; You Are The Branches. If A Man Remains In Me And I In Him, He Will Bear Much Fruit; Apart From Me You Can Do Nothing.

In our pain we are helpless. In our pain apart from God we are unproductive. Even in our pain our Lord wants us to produce good fruit for Him. But isn't this a form of torture? Isn't the Lord administering a form of torture on us to expect us to produce even in our pain? No! We must glorify God at all times and in all things. In our human mind in our human ways we do not always understand what God requires of us. How could God require us to produce for Him even when we are broken and defeated by our pain? God wants our best at our worst. God wants us to pour out, not excuses from our life, but productivity to glorify Him. Productivity glorifying God in our pain is one of our most precious gifts to God. On the day we stand before Him, He will measure our life as no one else can measure us. God will know when we struggled to serve Him. He will know when we suffered to do His work. When we suffer to do His work, the Lord will look at us, bless us, and say to us, "Well done, good and faithful servant. Look at this new mansion and new kingdom I have for you my good and faithful servant. Look at this new land of dreams where all you have ever dreamed about comes true for you in godly ways."

Galatians 2:20 I Have Been Crucified With Christ And I No Longer Live, But Christ Lives In Me. The Life I Live In The Body, I Live By Faith In The Son Of God, Who Loved Me And Gave Himself For Me.

When the life you live in the body is full of pain you live a diminished life. When your life is diminished by pain, by sin, by mistakes, or by natural events like disasters your faith is under attack. When the pain comes, you want to live more by sight rather than living by faith. When the pain comes, you want tangible relief. However, you must hang on and never relent for one moment. Living life in the body does not bring the kind of power and relief we want and need. Our body suffers. However, our soul or spirit can remain untouched by our pain if we hold fast to Christ. Christ brings us spiritual power. Our spiritual power can bring us insulation from the pain we feel. We may never find the total relief we need on earth. However, we keep believing and trusting in Christ each day because we know He will bring us total relief and total healing when we cross over from our life on earth to our life in heaven.

1 John 2:28 And Now, Dear Children, Continue In Him, So That When He Appears We May Be Confident And Unashamed Before Him At His Coming.

Pain is satanic. The origin of pain is from Satan. Satan uses your pain to destroy your faith in Christ. Hour after hour, day after day, month after month of pain wears down your heart, mind, and soul. The battle of your life is keeping your faith. The moment of His appearing, whether His appearing is in heaven or on earth you shall not be overridden with our pain. When you see Him your pain will be replaced with joy.

Christ first won the victory over death. Now our turn is to win the victory over our pain. When we continue on no matter what we must face, Christ will deliver to us the greatest prize one could ever imagine. Christ will deliver to us not just a life going on forever, but a life without pain lasting forever. When we see Him we shall not be ashamed of winning out over our pain. When we see Him every part of our being shall be immersed in eternal joy, happiness, peace, and love. Brothers and sisters…keep on keeping on for the victory is just ahead. The victory is ours!!