God sees your pain, but He gives you power to overcome it.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and today, I am in pain. But it’s on days like these, I turn to Jesus—the Man of Sorrows. He was flogged, beaten, hung up on a cross like meat on a hook. For six grueling hours, Jesus endured excruciating, harrowing pain—to the point of crying out, “My God, why have you forsaken me?” And it’s why when I experience terrible pain, when I, too, toy with the thought that God has forgotten me, forsaken me, I remind myself that I’m not alone. Jesus bore abandonment by His Father, so that he might turn and say to me, “I will never forsake you, I will never leave you!” It's a precious reminder for you, too, friend. Because whatever your hardship—whether it be chronic pain, a broken marriage, a wayward son, or a pink slip—remember that God sees your misery, He hears your cry, He knows your pain. And He gives you power to see you through it.
© Joni and Friends