No human being would like to face or experience emotional, physical or spiritual afflictions. It is difficult to understand how strengthening and blessing can be the product of adversity, even if it is the case frequently. There are few occasions when we recognize the benefit of the break in the midst of pain and suffering.
In the Bible, the trajectory of the apostle Paul's ministry becomes valuable, who faced discouragement and had to pass many intense tests, but always trusted that God was in control of everything. For that reason, he put his hope and faith in Jesus Christ. In the Second Epistle to the Corinthians, he wrote: "We are worried in everything, but not distressed; in trouble, but not desperate; persecuted, but not helpless; torn down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, for may the life of Jesus also manifest in our bodies "(2 Corinthians 4: 8-10).
If the apostle Paul was convinced of something, it was that the trials in his life had a purpose. He considered them as tools in the hand of God, who transformed, refined and guided his life to better reflect the life of Christ, full of purpose and happiness.
Like us, Pablo struggled with emotional and physical difficulties. In his epistles he was frank about the evidence he was enduring, but he also filled his letters with words of hope and certainty of divine intervention.
Paul often encouraged those who faced the agony of brokenness, reminding them of God's infallible faithfulness and purpose.
Surely, reader friend, it may seem at first that God's work in your life is meaningless, but He knows what awaits you later in life. Discipline, guide and correct, not to restrict it, but to place it in a better position that allows you to live a free and blessed life.
