Even Pain has Purpose

Do you wonder why you have to feel pain in a world that is controlled by a loving God? I'm wondering that today... In the moment of pain, it's hard to find its purpose. But I believe that no pain goes to waste. I believe that God doesn't throw anything away, including a hurt or pain in one's life, including my own. Looking back at my life, I see that the pain I went through had a purpose, and it brought me to where I am today. Without that pain, I wouldn't have experienced the miracles that God performs on a daily basis.

Today, as I'm going through some hard times again, I trust that it has a purpose, too. I may not see the purpose in it right now, but I will soon. Heartbreak brings us back to God. Pain brings us to the feet of Jesus, and that's where I am today. In complete surrender, I'm in need of those constant reminders that remind who God is. Good and perfect, and well... He is constantly working everything out for my good, even though I just don't see it right now...

But even in the midst of that pain and confusion I'm in, I can find comfort in the fact that pain has purpose. The pain that I'm feeling is just the dark before the morning... and before the beautiful ending God promises. It's just like the story of the Cross. There was darkness and pain while Jesus was in the tomb. But three days later, He rose again. Without the tomb and without that pain that came from it, there would be no resurrection and no salvation. There was purpose in that pain. A divine purpose :)