Thoughts Worth Thinking: Changing Thoughts About Pain

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“22 What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labor under the sun? 23 All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 2:22-23 We know that IN all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 Ways To Use Your Pain For God: USE PAIN TO DRAW CLOSER TO GOD & TRUST HIM MORE We were crushed and overwhelmed…and saw how powerless we were to help ourselves; but that was good, for then we put everything into the hands of God, who alone could save us…and he did help us!” 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 I am glad…not because it (your troubles) hurt you but because the pain turned you to God.” 2 Corinthians 7:9 USE PAIN TO DRAW CLOSER TO OTHERS IN FELLOWSHIP By helping each other with your troubles, you truly obey the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 USE PAIN TO GROW DEEPER LIKE JESUS Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways.” Proverbs 20:30 So even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered.” Hebrews 5:8 Suffering made Jesus perfect, and now he can save forever all who obey him.” Hebrews 5:9 USE PAIN TO BE MORESENSITIVE IN SERVING OTHERS God comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. Then, when others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. You can be sure that the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. So when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your benefit and salvation! For when God comforts us, it is so that we, in turn, can be an encouragement to you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.” 2 Corinthians 1:4-6 USE PAIN TO WITNESS TO THE WORLD (Paul in Prison) “I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News.” Philippians 1:12 In everything we do we try to show that we are true servants of God. We patiently endure suffering and hardship and trouble of every kind.” 2 Corinthians 6:4 The post Thoughts Worth Thinking: Changing Thoughts About Pain appeared first on Impact Christian Church.