When burdens are too heavy
and life doesn't make sense,
splash in puddles, dance in the rain!
When you feel unsteady
and life's challenges are intense,
trust God in the troubles,
there's purpose in the pain!
There is
purpose in our pain.
Flowers grow
because of rain.
because of rain.
There is
design in our afflictions.
There are
lessons to be learned
lessons to be learned
in the midst of our troubles
There is a
reason for the suffering.
reason for the suffering.
There is a
sunrise after every stormy night.
sunrise after every stormy night.
There is hope
even in the depths of our despair.
Because....
our divine Creator
has a plan
and He sees
the end
and has come back
dancing...
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His intentions are honorable
toward us, His children.
He is shaping
molding
transforming
us...
into
HIS
image
through the
pain.
Through the afflictions.
Through the sufferings.
Through the troubles.
Through the stormy nights.
Through the despair.
Even when our view
is blurred by tears,
Our Father God
is closer than our breath,
so very near...
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I've been familiar with
struggles and tears
stress and fears...
I'm pretty sure you are too...
More importantly and profoundly,
Jesus is familiar with our griefs and pain.
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Isaiah 53:3 New International Version (©1984)
"We are not “acquainted with grief” in the same way our Lord was acquainted with it. We endure it and live through it, but we do not become intimate with it." ~ Oswald Chambers
I believe Jesus became intimate with grief through the cross, but also by living on this earth, like we do. He really understands what it's like when we suffer and we hurt.
He "gets" us when we suffer and we hurt.
Don't we all long for someone to just "get" us?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I've been familiar with
struggles and tears
stress and fears...
I'm pretty sure you are too...
More importantly and profoundly,
Jesus is familiar with our griefs and pain.
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Isaiah 53:3 New International Version (©1984)
"We are not “acquainted with grief” in the same way our Lord was acquainted with it. We endure it and live through it, but we do not become intimate with it." ~ Oswald Chambers
I believe Jesus became intimate with grief through the cross, but also by living on this earth, like we do. He really understands what it's like when we suffer and we hurt.
He "gets" us when we suffer and we hurt.
Don't we all long for someone to just "get" us?
Hurting and longing for encouragement?
Here is something to look forward to: Revelation 21:4
These are powerful and comforting reminders: Romans 5:3 - 5
Learning to fly.... Wingdreamer
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