Are you seeking the kingdom of Heaven
in a world of glamour and glitz? Are you seeking the kingdom of Heaven
in a world full of pain and suffering? On one hand, when our faith is strong
and our life is in one of those phases where everything falls into place, we
are not so concerned about the kingdom
of Heaven. However, when
pain comes, we want answers. When pain comes, we need help and we need help
now. Do not be dismayed. Do not be puzzled. Even your pain can be used by you
to glorify God in your life and in the life of others. Even when you keep
silent about your pain when you are with others, Christ is working for you to make
His love real in your life and in the life of others. We must learn to be
patient in our pain. We must learn to let the Lord work for us even when we
cannot see Him, hear Him, or know of His presence.
Although we may think we are alone, especially in moments of
our pain, we are never alone. The pain TRIES to separate us from God. If we
look, we can see how and why Satan wants us in pain. If we look, we can see
pain is Satan's ultimate weapon against us. What do we do? What counter weapon
do we have? Our greatest counter weapon against pain is meditating, embracing,
and attempting to touch love. We may not be skilled in touching love. We may be
full of doubts when we try to bring love into our life in the middle of our
pain. However, if we submit ourselves to Christ's love...His love already
within us, He will not fail us.
Although we might think suffering has no purpose, we are
wrong because when we suffer and "hang tough" by holding on to our
faith in Christ, battles are being won for Christ. So much happens to us and to
the universe when we are in pain, we do not know or appreciate how important we
are to the overall plan of God. When we want to give up the battle, we do not
see how millions of person's we do not know are tied to us. We do not know how
our single battle can affect the course of nations. We are all connected to
each other. When we win one hour of our life for Christ by standing against the
suffering, our victory in one hour transcends our life and the lives of
thousands or millions of persons we do not know.
Although you cannot hear Him with your earthly ears, you can
sense His presence, even when the evil one tries to numb you with pain and
suffering. The kingdom
of God is within. All of
who God is, is within you this moment. The way to experience God is to go
within your heart, mind, and soul. When you go deep enough into your heart,
mind, and soul, you will see Christ waiting for you. Within you, you can hear
Christ tell you how much He loves you. Within you, you can find the purpose of
your life as seen by Christ. Within you, you will find the glory of God in real
ways in real time.
Although your life may be covered over in all kinds of pain,
stress, and darkness within your heart, there is a real live person called
Jesus Christ who calls you every second. Christ does not call you to take
something from you because He is not selfish. Christ calls you to surrender all
of your burdens to Him. He cannot and will not hurt you. Christ is standing next
to you to help you through every difficult moment. Christ is standing next to
you because He loves you more than any person on earth. At this very moment,
Christ is real. Although your pain may have separated you from Him for a little
while, He will never leave you or forsake you. Even when doubt has attacked you
because of your pain, Christ is always working to keep you safe with Him.
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