In our humanity, there are limits to how much we can understand of our infinite God and his ways. This is a good thing! When I run into those limits, I know I am being challenged to be content with what God has revealed to me and to trust him with what has not been revealed.
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The first devotional made me cry, not out of sadness, but from a sense of connection I have never before felt to Joni. Joni knew what it was like for me because she had felt it too.
That feeling of being known and understood returned several times as I read through Songs of Suffering. Our situations are remarkably different, but Joni shares many of the same feelings I have experienced. Perhaps you too.
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It wasn’t until the storm came and beat against the man’s house that he could see for himself that his foundation was secure. How will we know if our foundation is solid as a rock? By seeing how well it holds up during a storm.
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God allowed Job to ask and ask and ask God to explain the purpose for his suffering. If it was ok for Job, then it must be ok for us too. Scripture gives us 5 clear purposes for why God allows suffering. Knowing God’s purpose for your suffering will bring you the peace you long for. When you know how to glorify God in and through our suffering, you gain the strength to endure.
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Suffering is perplexing. It sets us in circumstances that are difficult to comprehend. In our disorientation, we may be tempted to believe that no one else can understand either.
That is a lonely place to live. And it’s not true.
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