God's timing is always perfect
 

EVEN IN PAIN

We have all had pain of some kind. Emotional pain where we have been hurt. Physical pain when our body aches and we don't know when it will stop. Mental pain where our mind isn't working as it should. Pain can be distracting. It can keep us from our regular routine. It can keep us from doing fun things with others. It can sometimes keep us confined to our homes. Sometimes our pain and suffering comes from persecution of unbelievers. However, throughout the pain, there is hope. When we focus on God and ask Him to help us through the pain, we can know He has a plan. His timing is always perfect. We should commit to doing His will even in the midst of pain just as Jesus did.

1 Peter 1:4 "So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin." (NLT)

Dear Lord, we know the plans You have for us in Heaven. We know there will be no more suffering and no more pain. Help us to get through the hard times in this world. Help us to get through the mental, physical and emotional pain by focusing on You and Your word. Your word gives us so much hope for the future. Your word gives us examples of others who have been rewarded for their endurance through the pain. Thank You, Lord, for Your perfect plans and what You are teaching us in the midst of our pain. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Even in the midst of pain and suffering, we can know God has a plan and His timing is perfect.

We should commit to doing God's will even in the midst of the pain just as Jesus did.

God's timing while we are suffering and after the pain is gone is perfect.

God has plans for us and we should follow through even in the midst of pain and suffering.

Whatever we are suffering with now is only temporary because God's plan for us is to one day suffer no more.

Romans 8:18 "Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later." (NLT)

Focus: Remember God has a plan even in the midst of our suffering and continue to do His will.

Related to Health: Pain can keep us from moving and eating as we should. However, God can give us a way to stay healthy even in the midst of pain. Thank You, Lord!

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