Benefits of pain & suffering?
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BENEFITS OF PAIN & SUFFERING?
Yes, Believe It Or Not, There Really are Benefits
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Pain & Suffering can help us
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To learn important lessons in life
Mother eagle forcing her baby out of the nest to teach it to fly (Deuteronomy 32:10-11)
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2 Corinthians 1:3-5
ARTISTS & COMPOSERS SOMETIMES DO THEIRGREATEST WORK DURING TIMES OF PAIN OR LOSS
To bring creativity, Resourcefulness & courage
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To comfort others who are Going through similar pain
People who have faced the same problems are able to help & encourage others
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To shape our character
Gold is refined by the fire which heats it until the impurities come out
Isaiah 48:10, James 1:2-4, Zechariah 13:8-9
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TO TEST US TO SHOW WHAT WE ARE MADE OF
The early Christians were tested(Acts 4:1-21)
The apostle Peter was tested (Mt26:69-75)
The patriarch Abraham was tested (Gen22:1-14)
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To repent & for salvation
Acts 9:1-16 tells the suffering which leadSaul the persecutor to become
Paul the apostle
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To trust God
Perhaps we are forced to turn to God because we have no other place to turn
Job 40:3-5, Daniel 3:16-18
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Can be an inspiration to othersChet McDoniel was born with no hands,only one stub of an arm & no thighs, out he has been an inspiration to many as described in the book
”All He Needs for Heaven”
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Can have a Divine purposeIn preparing us for glory
The apostle Paul wrote that our suffering is ”slight”
“Momentary” compared with “eternal glory”
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To prevent ourselves from Becoming dangerously proud
Paul said that his ”thorn in the flesh” was tokeep him from becoming proud & arrogant
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
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Can allow us to be like Jesus
We are allowed to share in Christ’ssuff ering as we serve the one whosuff ered on our behalf
Philippians 3:8-11, Hebrews 2:9-11, I Peter 4:12