We struggle to find meaning in our suffering. We wonder how a good God could let it happen. We grapple with holding two realities at once: He loves me. He allowed (dare we even say ordained) me to suffer.
It seems, sometimes, impossible to see how anything so devastating could ever be used for good.
We see as through a glass darkly. We see only a little at a time. It is hard to trust that he will do something good, but that is God's kind of business.
Here are two blogs that deal with the possibilities of good coming from suffering.
**NOTE: In no case do the operators of this blog encourage or condone STAYING in a dangerous situation. If you are actively being abused, our recommendation is to get out. Call the police. Call a shelter. Take shelter with a friend or a church member. We strongly believe that God's purpose is to remove the abused from the abuser until or unless the abuser is repentant and completely under control, and even then, forgiveness does not automatically mean a return to joint habitation. That is a decision that must be made on an individual, case-by-case basis with much prayer and counsel. But if physical or mental health is urgently at stake, we do encourage separation from the source of abuse until physical danger is no longer a factor and until a sound mind--which is a gift from God and a sign of his presence--can be restored for the abused.
One Thing All Domestic Abuse Survivors Need To Know
What Was Meant for Evil
You matter. Your experience matters. You are more instrumental than you know. And God will use all things for the good of those who love him. Your pain won't last forever. One day, you will speak of it in the past tense. Take heart.
It seems, sometimes, impossible to see how anything so devastating could ever be used for good.
We see as through a glass darkly. We see only a little at a time. It is hard to trust that he will do something good, but that is God's kind of business.
Here are two blogs that deal with the possibilities of good coming from suffering.
**NOTE: In no case do the operators of this blog encourage or condone STAYING in a dangerous situation. If you are actively being abused, our recommendation is to get out. Call the police. Call a shelter. Take shelter with a friend or a church member. We strongly believe that God's purpose is to remove the abused from the abuser until or unless the abuser is repentant and completely under control, and even then, forgiveness does not automatically mean a return to joint habitation. That is a decision that must be made on an individual, case-by-case basis with much prayer and counsel. But if physical or mental health is urgently at stake, we do encourage separation from the source of abuse until physical danger is no longer a factor and until a sound mind--which is a gift from God and a sign of his presence--can be restored for the abused.
One Thing All Domestic Abuse Survivors Need To Know
What Was Meant for Evil
You matter. Your experience matters. You are more instrumental than you know. And God will use all things for the good of those who love him. Your pain won't last forever. One day, you will speak of it in the past tense. Take heart.
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