December 18th, 2023

Are you hurting right now? Has someone you loved and trusted sinned against you in unspeakable ways? Don’t waste your pain. Ask God to use it to provide insight into yourself and into others. What does this experience say about you? What does it say about sin and temptation? How can you use it to become a stronger, more Christlike person? Give your pain to God and He will redeem it.

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good.”

— Genesis 50:20

Lord Jesus, help us to make peace with our pain, to make it an ally instead of an enemy. In Your holy name we pray. Amen.