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Benefits of pain & suffering?. Yes, Believe It Or Not, There Really are Benefits. Pain & Suffering can help us. To learn important lessons in life. Mother eagle forcing her baby out of the nest to teach it to fly. (Deuteronomy 32:10-11). To bring creativity, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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BENEFITS OF PAIN & SUFFERING?
Yes, Believe It Or Not, There Really are Benefits
Pain & Suffering can help us
To learn important lessons in life
Mother eagle forcing her baby out of the nest to teach it to fly (Deuteronomy 32:10-11)
2 Corinthians 1:3-5
ARTISTS & COMPOSERS SOMETIMES DO THEIRGREATEST WORK DURING TIMES OF PAIN OR LOSS
To bring creativity, Resourcefulness & courage
To comfort others who are Going through similar pain
People who have faced the same problems are able to help & encourage others
To shape our character
Gold is refined by the fire which heats it until the impurities come out
Isaiah 48:10, James 1:2-4, Zechariah 13:8-9
TO TEST US TO SHOW WHAT WE ARE MADE OF
The early Christians were tested(Acts 4:1-21)
The apostle Peter was tested (Mt26:69-75)
The patriarch Abraham was tested (Gen22:1-14)
To repent & for salvation
Acts 9:1-16 tells the suffering which leadSaul the persecutor to become
Paul the apostle
To trust God
Perhaps we are forced to turn to God because we have no other place to turn
Job 40:3-5, Daniel 3:16-18
Can be an inspiration to othersChet McDoniel was born with no hands,only one stub of an arm & no thighs, out he has been an inspiration to many as described in the book
”All He Needs for Heaven”
Can have a Divine purposeIn preparing us for glory
The apostle Paul wrote that our suffering is ”slight”
“Momentary” compared with “eternal glory”
To prevent ourselves from Becoming dangerously proud
Paul said that his ”thorn in the flesh” was tokeep him from becoming proud & arrogant
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Can allow us to be like Jesus
We are allowed to share in Christ’ssuff ering as we serve the one whosuff ered on our behalf
Philippians 3:8-11, Hebrews 2:9-11, I Peter 4:12