Everyone Suffers

There have been so many times that I have been hurt in my life, and I could probably say the same thing for everyone, because everyone suffers. I have thought to myself SO many times: "Why does this have to happen to me? Why has God allowed this to happen? Why can't it just go away? When will God give me justice? Why can't he just change that person so they realize what they are doing?" I actually caught myself asking many of those questions today. I have been going through so much that it is overwhelming. It seems as if things go well for a little while, then something new comes along to screw things up. I have been accused of many things that I didn't do; I have been lied about, I have been rejected, backstabbed, persecuted, and the list goes on. And at this point in my blog you are probably wondering how this is going to help anyone, because I am talking about how much I have suffered and it looks as if I am just sitting here feeling sorry for myself. I do do that sometimes, but I have been trying harder not to. There are so many people who have it so much worse than I do, and I think about that. Even though it's not good that others are suffering, I am grateful to God for what I have, and I want to offer my suffering up for those who need conversion and for those who also suffer. Today, I have made a new commitment to myself and I think you should too: Anyone who hurts me, I will offer all of that hurt up for that person who hurt me. Because we do suffer for sinners, just like Jesus did for us. I'm not saying that I'm perfect, because I'm not, but we all need to strive to be. God wants us to be perfect, because anytime we commit a sin, we are hurting him. Why should we hurt the Person who created us? We owe everything to him! Our whole being! Our whole lives! Why not do everything we can to change the world into the perfect world God wants it to be? I know this doesn't completely change the hurt in our lives, but it does help us to look beyond what is going on within our own selves and to look at the entire world around us. I am hurting, and I have been for quite a while, but I know that God is with me and he will help me to get through whatever I need to get through because he never gives anyone anything they cannot handle. Sometimes it's hard for me to think this way, but it is the solid truth and I need to keep telling myself this everyday. We live on this world for such a short time and the suffering that we endure is only for a little while, if we live the life that God wants us to live. When we die, if we live a good life according to Christ's teachings, we will be forever happy in heaven. This suffering is only for a short time, so don't worry, God will take care of everything, but in His own time.

"So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today" - Matthew 6:34