I was having a chat with a friend who has been through so much pain. We spoke of how amidst the pain we face in life’s journey, we seek solutions. Some situations she went through seemed not to go away and at a certain point, she turned over to God and cried for help. At the moment we had the discussion, she was still in the wilderness season, but one thing stood out from our discussion. My friend told me of how on one of the days where she experienced much pain, she cried to God and as she lay on the floor to sleep, she heard the comforting voice of the Holy Spirit giving her words of love and hope. This was an encounter for her. It was Interesting how amidst the pain, she encountered the love of God. We spoke of how this all surpassing love of God revealed to her through the enablement of the Holy Spirit during her season of so much pain was a whole message of God’s love towards her which is her anchor.
Reading through scriptures, I came across the Samaritan woman in John 4:1-42. It was evident that she had gone through the pain of an insecure life, moving from one man to the next. In her situation, she encountered Jesus Christ who knew and told her about all the pain she had experienced and offered her more than what she wanted. Jesus gave her the word of God which ignited her faith to believe in Jesus Christ and she received eternal life. This Samaritan woman who encountered Jesus Christ’s love amidst her pain embraced this love and became a great evangelist and her testimony of grace in Jesus Christ led many other Samaritans to believe in Jesus Christ.
The pain is heightened,
The rejection is overwhelming,
The loss is hurting,
The wait is too long,
I feel like I cannot bear it any longer.
Now, I am reading this article about the love of Jesus Christ telling me HE LOVES ME AND IS HERE TO HELP ME.
Yes you reading this did not just stumble on it anyhow. God is intentional about you reading this and he loves you so much. He says,
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Come to Jesus, its ok to cry out your pain to him but more important is to surrender the pain to Him and seek His help to overcome. Jesus can turn your pain into gain if you will not give up but remain in Him and trust Him even amidst the pain.
Yes, even you reading who thinks you have messed-up your life and find yourself in hardship. I assure you that Jesus Christ can turn your life around. The love of God is all encompassing. Yes, the love of God is reaching out to you too. Sin can put you in a situation of wrong decisions and actions, which result in pain, disappointments, condemnation, hurts etc. Condemning your self will not help but further lead to ruin. The good news is God loves you…God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).
God’s love is ultimate but what is your response to this love? Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin? (Romans 2:3).
What is your response to this love? Please don’t wait for tomorrow for tomorrow may be too late. You can come to God through his son Jesus Christ at this moment. Ponder on this love. Jesus Christ is waiting for you to come.
How can I come?
Scripture says “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” (Romans 10:9-10)
So you can join us to say this prayer of faith, not just jokingly but let it be heartfelt
Lord God, You are a great and loving father. Lord, I acknowledge my sins and wrong doings. I come to you this day to cleanse me of my sin and make me whole. I believe in Jesus Christ who died on the cross for my sins and I commit my life to You this day. Take my heart, cleanse me and consecrate me and use me for your glory. Thank you Lord for saving me. Through the name of Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior, Amen.
If you genuinely made this prayer, believe God has heard you and you are welcomed to the family of believers. We encourage you to grow in faith by studying and meditating on the word of God, making prayer, praise and thanksgiving a lifestyle, strive to flee evil and bad habits, fellowship with other believers to grow in knowledge of the word of God and seek spiritual guidance. If you need help, please feel free to contact us @ arisesisterministries@gmail.com or leave a comment in the comment section and we will connect with you.
Remain forever blessed.
Sometimes the pain is so overwhelming that we forget the Love of God and his assurance to see us thru, but it’s also thru those times that we learn dt like Paul we are only human and only God can help us.