Our suffering isn’t meaningless
2 Corinthians 4:17: “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.”
In the midst of our suffering it can feel unbearable. It is hard to comprehend that God calls it a light momentary affliction! But if we compare our earthly life to that of eternity, it is fleeting. It seems as we get older time goes faster and faster. The suffering of the past and present does not have to be the future. But a large part of this involves choices.
Faith requires us to make difficult choices. To break free from toxic relationships, unfullfilled lives, and the lies we are told by the darkness. We can start fresh right now.
Do you have the courage to claim what God saise you deserve? Love? Freedom? The strength to answer the call He has on your life? Are you capable of breaking free? God saise you are.
Revelation 21:4: “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
God’s promise is freedom from our sadness, grief, pain! But we have to fight through this life He gave us, and do our very best for Him and accept the blessings and miracles that are right in front of us. Please don’t give up!
Dr. Capps is the OIC (Maj) of Chaplain Services and Chief Psychological Officer of the VDF Chaplain Corps Psychological Resources Program. He also owns and operates Capps Christian Counseling LLC. since 2009. He has faithfully served with the USN, and the Virginia Defense Force. He is responsible for the creation of the VDF Mental Health Initiative, and the standing up of the Psychological Health Resources Program.
True,”For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”(Rom 8;18)
Jesus says in Mark 10:43-45, Whoever desires to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be most important and first in rank among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to have service rendered to Him, but to serve (AMP).