Don’t waste suffering by wallowing in darkness when you can profit from suffering by focusing on learning life’s lessons in trials and tribulations. – The battle every believer faces.
I prayed to God for guidance a few days ago. I was confused about the direction to take with writing the Memoir and relinquished control to Him. I wasn’t expecting a fast response or ready for His answer.
His answer became clear while listening to “Profiting from Suffering” by Dr. Charles Stanley on InTouch Ministries (my favorite).
You waste suffering by wallowing in darkness.
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Wallowing in the darkness of a broken past, carrying the burdens of pain and anguish, and trying to explain the dark to the lost do not bring God glory.
The effort is futile.
God is the only one who can bring people to salvation.
Profit from Suffering by Learning Life Lessons
I began profiting from suffering several years ago through writing on a blog, several. I was learning to focus on life’s lessons learned the hard way. My mindset shifted as I began to see afflictions through the eyes of God’s grace.
Looking through the eyes of grace, you comprehend enduring afflictions in a new way. You recognize God has never forsaken you. He has always guided, protected, corrected, strengthened, and showed you His unconditional love.
I decided to profit from suffering by becoming an author. To write Why Abuse to disclose the darkness encompassing the lives of many today.
The darkness I knew so well and desperately wanted others to understand the reasons for such afflictions. More importantly, we need to find the answers to genuine healing.
As I’m aware, the profit from suffering in the Memoir is giving glory to God. It discloses life’s lessons learned the hard way and reveals His saving grace.
It’s time to step back, reevaluate these efforts, and seek God for direction and purpose. Things might change a little or a lot, but the outcome will be the best way to move forward.
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