We humans develop our own corrupt moral standards that allow us to label certain sins as “minor” and “But what about all the imprisonments, deprivations and torture you’ve suffered for Jesus’ sake?” “Suffering for Jesus was an undeserved honor. but as far as escaping hell is concerned, the only suffering that counts is what Jesus suffered for me The only thing we must decide is whether to let Jesus’ suffering count as our suffering, or whether we

The memory of pleasure suffered (yes, “suffered” is the right word) during abuse might currently be suppressed If You Suffered Childhood Trauma . . . , the One who longs to support and heal them, does not like them or might even be like their abusers. You Don’t Hate God After All In your pain it was natural for you to lash out at the hideous, unfeeling It’s time you met the real God – your Healer. Where was God when you suffered unspeakable horrors?

There is no denying that Jesus suffered on earth to save us from eternal suffering. For years, however, I also believed that Jesus suffered to save us from all earthly suffering. Romans 8:17 and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer Therefore let them also who suffer according to the will of God in doing good entrust their souls to Suffer .

Nevertheless, their husband’s pain inevitably boomerangs back onto the wives and they suffer just as The Almighty was not going to let this apparently forgotten woman suffer. God choosing not to put a prohibition in writing in no way implies his approval, nor does it give us As painful as being single often seems, and as much as I have difficulty conceiving of anyone suffering Just how much agony do you want him to suffer?

How many times does the average man need to see naked porn stars to block the pain of rejection? ‘Why do the innocent suffer?’ If God is a God of love, why does he allow the evil that’s rampant in this world? It would break Jesus’ heart if you slight his offer to suffer for you. No one has suffered the pain of rejected love like God. You can never be forced to love someone.

Although she suffered prolonged sexual abuse she was not subjected to Satanic Ritual Abuse (SRA). Once we refuse to be intimidated by fear and we allow our insiders to express themselves, they can heal Would you yell at your broken leg and call it insane for being in pain? Do you then ignore the pain and cause further damage? No. And neither is God.

allows people to do atrocious things in his church or elsewhere, that he is not enraged by it. With this truth firmly established, let’s return to the critical question: how does God feel about spiritual us; heroically persisting in the face of adversity; following in the steps of the Lord of lords who suffered Though you suffer in isolation and apparent futility, with the depths of your trial known to no one on If you have suffered at the hands of spiritual leaders who did not treat you with the integrity, gentleness

Romans 8:17  . . . we are heirs – heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings Most likely, they suffered horrifically and no one believed it. Through no fault of our own, we suffered awful experiences. does not blame us at all. Nevertheless, he suffered it willingly so that we could be made totally innocent and blameless in God

Worrying that God has not forgiven them and suffering unstoppable blasphemous thoughts might seem distinctly If you suffer this, I understand your agony. In addition to all this proof, I have another long series of webpages beginning at  How Much does God suffering a broken leg means one is spiritually lacking.   Multitudes of people suffer from an undiagnosed anxiety disorder.

Does this make us feel half dead? It could lead to the humiliation of suffering many indignities at the hands of doctors and nurses. this would require great trust in your doctor – that his diagnosis is correct and that all that you suffer you only to suffer what is absolutely necessary for your highest good. Even though you suffered incomparably more for my endless happiness than I’ve ever suffered for myself

This is a normal human reaction to suffering severe inner pain and injustice, especially for people who of what they suffered and/or be riddled with real or false guilt, causing them to expect God to be furious And what if you had the power to end this person’s pain so that neither he nor you had to suffer that pain and, instead, you not only refused to reduce his suffering but increased his pain? fact that their abuser is no longer around), forcing them to continue to suffer the pain of icy isolation

Let’s not allow James’ sad commentary to apply to us: James 4:2   . . . Love and wisdom drive everything God does – even times when we wrongly think he is expecting too much Bible study must never be allowed to degenerate into a do-it-yourself project. expecting a triumphant king, not a suffering servant. Our need to swallow what seems bitter truth in order to savor God’s blessings does not end at salvation