Are you in the midst of suffering today? God has designed your afflictions to help stretch your soul for greatness.
Hi, I’m Joni, and I know a little something about suffering and how much it can hurt. I’m paralyzed, I deal with chronic pain, and I battle against scoliosis and pressure sores from sitting for years in a wheelchair. Now, I want you to notice something. All those ailments are physical: paralysis, pain, scoliosis, pressure wounds. And yes, they hurt. My body has suffered great harm from years of quadriplegia. But has quadriplegia harmed my soul? No way. It has strengthened my soul! Jesus Christ has removed the only kind of suffering that can ever truly harm me – and that is eternal separation from God. And so now, whatever suffering comes my way only makes my soul large with courage. And the same is true for you. Suffering may harm your body, but God has designed your afflictions to help stretch your soul for greatness.
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