You want to forget your pain. I mean to tell you that doing that will only cause you more hurt. - Khai

Pain was not God's plan for this life. It is a reality, but it is not part of the plan." I

The problem of pain is not a nail in the coffin of Christianity; it is a crowbar that jerks the lid off the coffin and allows all who are willing to climb out of their sleep.

If you were to put all of the world's pain in one fifty-five gallon drum, it would look silly next to the mountains of gold and silver found in each moment with God. Our problem is that we rarely see past the drum — The Dance of the Dead

In this world you will have troubles," he said. "It's okay. They are all only opportunities to let go and see yourself as you truly are. Be glad, because the light has overcome and all those troubles are only shadows.

When our flesh stops trying, when it is thoroughly crushed and broken, His purposes for our lives are unhindered, and we bring true glory to His name. First Peter 2:23 (NIV) tells us, "When they hurled their insults at [Jesus], he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.

just the thought of some temporary discomfort was enough to keep him from the spiritual adventure of a lifetime.

I fell and broke my pelvic bone in three places. So, I'm still sort of an invalid now.

I did try to write in Iraq, and I failed. I think you just don't have the brain space for it.

Faith in God helped black Americans endure slavery and Jim Crow.

Satan will not continue to assault you if the circumstances he designed to destroy you are now working to perfect you!

God does not waste an ounce of our pain or a drop of our tears; suffering doesn't come our way for no reason, and He seems efficient at using what we endure to mold character. If we are malleable, He takes our bumps and bruises and shapes them into something beautiful.