When Life Hurts-Part 1

This week, I want to focus on life’s struggles…and what we do in the midst of it.

I don’t even want to describe the hurt, pain or situation. You know what your circumstances are. While our pain can come in many shapes and sizes, our answers can be surprisingly similar.

So today, let’s just start with this: When Life Hurts…LISTEN.

C.S. Lewis famously said, “Pain is God’s megaphone. God whispers to us in our pleasures but He shouts to us in our pain. Wake up! Something’s wrong. God shouts to us in our pain.”

God uses pain to get our attention. Pain is a warning light, a buzzer, an alarm. It says, “It’s time. Something’s wrong.” Pain is not your problem. Your depression, your anxiety, your fear is not really your problem. It’s a warning light that says there’s something else that’s your problem.

When life hurts, listen to your loving Father. His Word if filled with His loving wisdom. Dive in.

“Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven!” (Hebrews 12:25 NLT)