A friend recently encouraged me by saying that God won't waste [my] pain.
She suggested that I use the pain that I'm experiencing to draw closer to Christ and understand more of who he died for
and what that sacrifice and pain meant. She also reminded me that the more [I] experience pain, the more [I] will be able to appreciate true love.
She continued by saying, Jesus suffered the ultimate sacrifice: all the pain in the world.
Therefore, He must be the essence of love.
What a heart-warming and powerful lesson. It's so easy to wallow in pain and convince ourselves that no one can understand what we're going through (I'm speaking from personal experience). Yet, Christ suffered more pain than we can ever imagine... and He did it for us. He understands and He is our ally in dealing with pain and finding joy again.
