tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359574645706637258.post2654564775118382154..comments2024-01-13T02:39:04.761-06:00Comments on The Purpose of Pain: Irony or Purpose?Purpose of Painhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904265394324250175noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359574645706637258.post-46888561706477331142011-08-30T21:03:38.271-05:002011-08-30T21:03:38.271-05:00Thank you for your kind words and encourgement Mir...Thank you for your kind words and encourgement Miriam. May God give you grace and joy as you daily trust Him in this difficult life.Purpose of Painhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904265394324250175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359574645706637258.post-91121428612520746412011-08-29T12:02:35.532-05:002011-08-29T12:02:35.532-05:00Here's another one that has been echoing in my...Here's another one that has been echoing in my mind recently - "For my thoughts are higher than your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways" declares the Lord, "As the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways highere than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts" Isaiah 55 v8,9<br /><br />And my favourite since I was a teenager - "For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future" Jeremiah 29 v11 - Of course I never would have thought then that would mean getting sick and having to move home or be dependent on my parents at this age. I was planning on being married and having kids by now! But now I understand this verse to mean that through all these struggles God won't harm me and my hope and future are in heaven. <br /><br />I know how difficult it is when your plans and hopes are destroyed and how hard it can be to understand when God seems to be doing the opposite of what makes sense. I don't know what Gods plans for you are but I know that for now he is still using you through this blog. I have been really encouraged and sometimes challenged by your writing & sharing your life. Thank You!Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095641244876935060noreply@blogger.com