Category Archives: Pain

The outcome of our suffering

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Sometimes we are not sure of all the purposes involved in our suffering. I am encouraged by the hope that the outcome would be a display of… Continue reading →

Posted in 18 Year factor, Loss, Pain, Suffering, Trials, Wisdom | Tagged confused by suffering, enduring suffering, Hardships, Suffering, the suffering of Job, Trials, why we suffer | Leave a comment

5 purposes of pain (C. S. Lewis)

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

C. S. Lewis gave us helpful insights into pain before he left this world to go to the place where “there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain” (Revelation 21:4). It was good for me to revisit his reflections on pain. Continue reading →

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5 purposes of pain (by C. S. Lewis)

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Can you think of other purposes? Continue reading →

Posted in discouraged, Discouragement, God as Potter, God's power, Pain, Questioning God, Seeking God, Spiritual disciplines, Suffering, Theodicy, Trials, Walking with God | Tagged Life hurts, pain, purposes of pain, Suffering, why God allows suffering, why so much suffering | Leave a comment

Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading →

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Some worship their past and their pain

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Wisdomforlife

Their pain becomes a temple ‘round itself, and they become devotees of anguish. Continue reading →

Posted in Despair, Pain, Suffering, Wisdom | Tagged dealing with loss, dealing with pain, God and suffering | 1 Comment

Pick your parent day

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Wisdomforlife

Alex’s story took an unexpected turn when I asked him which parent he chose. He paused and looked down with tear-filled eyes as he admitted,… Continue reading →

Posted in 18 Year factor, Abuse, Child Abuse, Despair, Pain, Parenting, Wisdom | Tagged abusive father, dysfunctional home, how upbringing affects life, Painful past | 1 Comment

Transformed pain…

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Wisdomforlife

Let God transform your pain so you can become a transformer of pain for others. Continue reading →

Posted in Blessed by God, Encouragement, God as Potter, God's control, God's Heart, Pain, Sanctification, Suffering, Trials, Wisdom | 1 Comment

Why does it feel so hard to live for God?

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Wisdomforlife

How are you doing? Feeling exhausted and weak? Helpless? Maybe hopeless?
You are in a good place for seeing … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian life, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, feeling hopeless, Hope?, Pain, Sanctification, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials | Tagged Does God care?, feeling discouraged, Feeling hopeless, feeling weak, helpless | 6 Comments

Seven purposes for pain

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world” (The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis). Continue reading →

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Turn the light off in your eyes

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

We all know what sad eyes look like but what does it look like when the light is turned off in someone’s eyes? Have you ever noticed what people show or don’t show with their eyes? Continue reading →

Posted in 18 Year factor, Attitude, Pain, Restoration, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Suffering, Wisdom | Tagged eyes reveal the heart, Sexual abuse | 3 Comments