Sometimes it seems like pain is engulfing everyone I love. The circumstances may be different for each, but the result is the same, unrelenting pain.
Right now, several people who are dear to me are in those circumstances. They are hurting. And life keeps throwing more pain their way.
I try to remind them that, regardless of their situations, God is in control. But sometimes, even as I say that, I hear my own whispered doubt ask, "If He's in control, then why is it hurting so badly?"
I want to be able to give the wise answer that takes away their pain, that eases their suffering and answers their desperate questions. But I can't. All I can do is remind them, and myself, that we only see a fraction...not the whole. And from that fraction, our vision is short-sighted and incomplete.
But God, who is in control, sees the whole picture. And He will use these current threads of pain, to weave a beautiful tapestry, if our lives are surrendered to Him.
So, press on through the pain, because God is in control.
2 comments:
Laura - Thank you so much for your recent comment. God is so good to bring us together!
Your post is something I deal with on a regular basis. In a strange way I can handle my own pain much more so than the pain of my friend... because I can't make her trust God more than she does. I keep reminding myself to pray and love and speak The Truth of God's love. Because you are so right... we only see a fraction... and I think I am glad for that!
Laura, thank you for your encouraging words. I am so thankful to have the Miles family in my life.
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