For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Romans 8:18
I have a friend who is going through a very rough time right now. And like most of us when times in our lives go very bad and we have a hard time understanding “why.” Why would such a good God allow such bad things. People all over the world are sick and hungry around that has little hope for relief.
Worse yet, others whom we see as less innocent seem to prosper. Some loud mouth jerk at work gets promoted or some kiss-up who doesn't know the first thing about their new position. Gets chosen over someone who is far better qualified
And it’s in times likes these when many people wonder “why”? And they can often feel disheartened or disillusioned with God. And there is an answer, – but it may not be the one many would like to hear. Never the less, it is the truth
The world is fallen. We gave the world to Satan And because of that, there will be suffering until Christ returns. Children will still die. People will go hungry. And often, others who seem less deserving will prosper. The world will be wrought with injustice until the Justifier returns to bring back order. So what can we do?
Well, we persevere. We allow suffering and hardship to create a thirst in us to help out in our own little way. And pray for the day when all suffering will end. We will keep our hearts strong and watch the sky waiting for Christ to usher in His Kingdom on earth. We hold on… because all this is just temporary.
HOLD ON THROUGH SUFFERING, AND LONG FOR THE DAY WHEN CHRIST BRINGS AN END TO ALL PAIN!
For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
but the LORD will take me in.
Psalm 27:10
Have you ever felt so completely alone. So alone that you think even your best friend doesn't really get you.Your not alone, the famous rock star, Janice Joplin, who was popular back in the late 1960s. use to draw huge crowds wherever she played all over the country. And Jim Blushi the totally outrageous SNL comedian always had a big crowd around him.
Joplin had made it to the top of the music industry. She was at the pinnacle of her career, ready to record another inevitably successful album. Yet when she wasn’t on stage, she was lonely. She was reported to have said, “When I’m not performing, I just stay around my hotel room, do drugs, and feel so lonely.”
Jim, loved to work, always wanting to go on stage or film something. Nit ever standing still. when asked why, He said "Cause if I'm not doing something, I get so lonely I could kill myself"
Isn’t it amazing how someone can be so successful, have so many admirers and people around, yet be so lonely? The devil will lie to you and tell you that the cure for loneliness is found in the pleasures of the world. But as Janice and Jim aptly illustrates, it isn’t at all.
In my case. I'm never alone, No Christian is. through our relationship with Jesus Christ When we are firmly placed in Him. we can be sure that while we may have feelings of loneliness at times, we’ll never walk alone!we'll never stand alone. His love and presence are always in our lives. Encouraging and reassuring us that we never have to feel alone.
OVERCOME LONELINESS BY KNOWING THAT YOU ARE FOREVER IN CHRIST.
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