Suffering

It has been awhile since I have written a blog but today seems like a good day. I must admit that this week has been the worst one of the year. You know just one of those weeks where one thing goes wrong, then another, then another and then it all ends with something else going wrong. (Dont worry everyone this will not be a depressing blog.) The reason I started out with that is because I think weeks like these are important to our walks with Christ. The weeks where it seems like all is falling apart is the moment when we find out who we truly love. John 16:33 says ““I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Christ came to earth to die for us so that in him we may have peace. He admits that things will not be easy. We will suffer. The moment we begin to follow him the powers of evil are going to come against us. The last thing Satan wants is for us to follow Christ. The one he knows has beaten death at deaths own game. So we should rejoice in our struggles because we know that in Christ we will have peace. Louie Gigglio has a quote that says “Suffering is the megaphone to our heart” This quote has so much truth because it is a very good indicator in life how much we love Christ when we suffer.

So we all must rejoice when these weeks come. We should seek Christ in the midst of them because true peace only comes from Him. And when these weeks come we need to use them as a indicator of where we are in our walk with Christ. We will learn very quickly how close we are to Him when these weeks happen.

So if you are going through a week or a month like this right now. Seek him he offers peace to you. Let him reveal to you the areas of your life where sin is still holding on to you. Let him comfort you in your pain tonight.

Love you all.

Brent