"Life is pain, highness, and anyone that tells you differently is selling something!"
One of my favorite quotes, when I think of pain! And life truly is full of pain. Does it make you wonder what heaven will be like? Can you imagine a place full of only joy where everyone is unified in worship of glory Himself? Pretty hard to imagine that, with a sword stuck through your heart. But it reminds me of another favorite quote, when in pain: And the God of grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm, and steadfast. (1Pet5:10) So I weep. In pain, yes, and in expectation of seeing His face in a place where pain is no more. And no one is selling anything to convince me of it! :)
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i can soooooo relate with this right now. more on that later, though...can't write it now.
a few years ago, i was muttering something to myself about, "if only such and such were this way, then i would be happy, able to breathe easy, feel good, blah blah, etc, etc...". finally, after a little while of that, i decided that it is just not my job to be "happy" here on earth. i'll have eternity for that, i'm only here a smidgen of time. and if that time on earth is spent dealing with some hard stuff, then it's only to make me lean harder on Christ and teach my children to do the same. not that we spend our lives miserable, but, for me, when i gave up the "waiting for such and such" to feel happy, i was able to move on and rest in the peace of knowing i could trust Christ with the yucky stuff. it would all be made right one day. my job here is to learn what He'd have me learn and i find joy in that. i don't need a promise of a painless life. which is good, b/c i wouldn't get it anyway even if i was stubbornly waiting for it. :)
although there are a lot of days i forget that...
Ohhh thank you sweet Heather. Your words lift me up. Eph4:29!
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