“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.” Psalm 34:18 On the other hand, God invites us to draw near to him that we might experience his peace, healing, and closeness and this is what Scripture points us towards. When you run from God in seasons of challenge, all you’re left with is your own limited ability to cope with what you’re walking through. Bring your pain to God don’t run from him. Principles for walking with God through difficult days: 1. Regardless of what you’re walking through today or what challenges are ahead, these are principles the Lord wants us to know when we’re walking through difficult days. He also walked with us and taught us some things that have helped us grow even stronger in our relationship with him. Through that season the Lord was near and helped us through the pain and discouragement a loss like this produces. Questions begin to fill our mind such as: Did we hear from God? Will we be able to become pregnant? Where do we go from here? Nothing can prepare you for disappointing news, especially when you feel the Lord had spoken to your heart and then things don’t progress like you planned. Our suffering never concludes without God’s power working through it supernaturally. Our great joy was soon replaced with sorrow and grief as six weeks into the pregnancy we learned we’d had a miscarriage. However, in March of 2016, we did indeed become pregnant and were overjoyed for this new chapter in our lives. We strongly believed God had spoken to us that we would conceive although it was taking some time. In November of 2015, my wife and I began praying that we would become pregnant and we were very excited for this new chapter in our life as we prepared to have our first child. We’ve experienced this truth first hand over and over in our lives.

Our pain and suffering often sets us up to see God’s supernatural working in our lives Yet Scripture repeatedly speaks to how our suffering never concludes without God’s power working through it supernaturally.

Moses had to flee his family who wanted to kill him, Elijah had people seeking his death, Queen Esther risked her life in order to save the Jewish people, Jesus’ disciples were all martyred for their commitment to Christ and our Savior was beaten and crucified for us. And not just some situations, he writes all things.Įvery individual God used mightily throughout Scripture went through seasons of hardship. For a man who underwent beatings, shipwrecks and multiple imprisonments, Paul recognizes something that is absolutely essential for us to remember as believers – our pain is not meaningless but has a purpose. Paul chooses his words carefully, and notice he writes we know. “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Our pain and suffering have a purpose This is why the Apostle Paul who experienced much pain and difficulty can boldly declare these words in Romans 8:28, Instead, he promises peace and reminds us that he has overcome the world, meaning our hardships aren’t without purpose.

I love that Jesus doesn’t simply say we’ll have trials and sorrow and then leaves it to us to figure out. Instead, he promises peace and reminds us that he has overcome the world Jesus doesn’t simply say we’ll have trials and sorrow and then leaves it to us to figure out. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Jesus told us pain and suffering would be a part of our lives Have you ever walked through a situation in life that left you wondering why God would allow you to experience the hurt, pain or even discouragement that resulted? There is no doubt that some challenges in life are the result of poor choices, but for every believer, the reality is that we will walk through hardship and will experience pain.

All things done with ease