Everyone goes through tribulations in life. This causes inexplicable suffering in each of us. Sometimes your faith can be put to the test in cases of unexplained illness, early death or other suffering.
Why does God allow man to suffer? This thought, although normal, is very damaging to our faith and hope. That's because you need to trust in Him and in His mercy.
Wisdom to understand suffering
You have to have the wisdom to understand that God makes you go through certain situations of suffering in order to learn something, to free you from something worse, among other possibilities, always linked to divine justice, since God doesn't give you a greater burden than you can carry.
So the point is not to ask God to deliver you or anyone else in pain from a painful situation and have an immediate response. It's important to pray for relief, but with the resignation that the situation has an explanation in God's eyes.
However, even when begging for divine mercy, God has his own time to intervene in situations of suffering and help you to be completely healed.
It is through illness, for example, that you realize that not everything in your life is under your control, but in God's control.
At that moment, you can take various paths, such as: becoming desperate, stopping believing in God, becoming depressed and without action or continuing to live the way your illness allows, with the faith that this situation will bring something good at the end of the journey.
The power of unity
The last reaction is the one most recommended and expected by God. Suffering has the power to unite people, families, restore broken relationships, restore faith in God and much more. There is much happiness after a storm, if the situation is faced with faith and resignation.
First of all, you need to ask for help in difficult situations. First ask God for help and then the people around you. This has the power to unite all your friends, family and sometimes even acquaintances ever more strongly.
After all, God has taught that all his children are part of one universal, Christian family.
In times of suffering, prayer is a great ally. It's a way of showing God gratitude for having the opportunity to go through that situation in order to guarantee future fruits, of asking for help and showing humility, resignation and hope.
All these qualities are very praiseworthy to God and will make you a better person. Faith also makes a big difference between suffering with despair or suffering with hope. This is a great opportunity to look at life's problems positively, knowing that God will provide the solution when the time is right.
Not even the apostles of Jesus Christ or Jesus Christ himself were free from suffering. Jesus was cruelly persecuted and crucified.
Life's problems transform you into a better person, removing pride, selfishness, envy and other character flaws that are so harmful in God's eyes.
So, when you face suffering, don't lose faith in God, don't despair or become depressed. Know that there is a reason for this situation.
What can you do to suffer less or get out of a suffering situation?
If the situation is too difficult for you to bear, God can hear you and ease your burden. The first thing you should do is pray honestly. Explain to God that you can't stand it and ask for relief.
You should also ask your loved ones for help. Sometimes, in unusual and mysterious situations, even unknown people offer help. This is because God has his own ways of helping you.
You can also find comfort in reading the Bible. There are many passages aimed at consoling you during various kinds of suffering. Another way to get through this difficult time more smoothly is to have trust, faith and hope in God.
There's also no point in dwelling on negative feelings such as victimhood, guilt, self-blame and other harmful and pessimistic emotions. You have to live each day, not without suffering, but living beyond the current suffering.
God has a cure for all suffering. The way you face your suffering makes all the difference in making the burden lighter or heavier.
With a lot of faith and positivity, she writes for Pray and Faith, bringing messages and Divine teachings to everyone.