Living With Chronic Pain – Spiritual Healing – Looking To God
When you’re down and out, isn’t it easy to wonder what God will do for you to relieve your despair? Rather than beat around the bush why don’t you come out and ask boldly, “Do you really love me God?”
We tend to place conditions on God before we accept our role in this world. When realizing that pain can be a teacher for our soul, which tears down conditions about everything, then we can refocus from what God would do for us to what are our expectations of being engaged in this life.
The process about pain is not so much about becoming pain-free, though that is desired by nearly everyone who experiences it. But rather, the process about pain is to discover who we are completely from the reference point of life and death. In the end, our lives are purely about relationship, having one with God as well as those around us.
You’ll find that much of your thinking is conditioned about comfort. We tend to look at everything from our point of view about what is good versus what is bad. And our point of view is usually narrowed to our own personal perspectives. Without even realizing it, we judge everything around us, accepting those things or situations into our value system contingent on whether or not they provide rightful comfort or benefit on our behalf. And conversely, if we believe something doesn’t benefit us or might be harmful or painful, then we simply judge again, deeming the person or the action as something bad or unnecessary.
It’s so easy to ask God to take care of the things we perceive as bad, hoping these are purged from our existence. Whether we think of something as good or bad, why can’t we jump into an unconditional relationship with God through His Son and allow Him to discern what is good or bad for our lives, even if this means we experience some level of pain? Because when we truly believe that God is good and loves us tremendously, this is when we can really trust Him to judge everything around us. It’s really not up to us to play God, even about pain.
Today, I encourage you to seek God with full belief. It’s a great step forward, whether you have pain or not.
Keep me on your favorites. For more about living with chronic pain and spiritual healing, visit me atwww.gordonselley.com
To your health, Gordon Selley
