There is one thing in life that can humble us all.
Pain.
I have recently started having pain in my knee. Usually it only bothers me when I am going down certain stairs. A few days ago my wife and I were watching a show and shortly into it I started feeling intense pain in that same knee. I could not stand up or straighten my leg. I even wondered at one point how much pain I could take. It was bad.
I don’t like being me on days when I am in pain. It’s not the Milton you want me to be.
Pain is our great equalizer. It’s part of being human.
I can’t imagine those who have to endure chronic pain every day. It definitely puts someone in a negative mindset as they are constantly striving for the fleeting moments without pain.
I could give you a lot of God-things about dealing with pain but I will admit that I don’t handle pain very well. I get moody and withdrawn. I just want the pain to end. I will take aspirin or whatever I can get that will take away the pain.
Yes, I trust God and I absolutely believe He can heal but do you want to know a secret that I hate to admit? Too many times when I am in pain, I don’t even think to pray about my pain or ask God to heal me. I don’t know why.
I will change that by asking Him a lot more. If not, I will just ask Him to help me to endure the pain.
I don’t like pain. It hurts and it makes me feel weak.
I know God cares about our pain but it sure is difficult when we are hurting.
We all face pain in some way. It isn’t something we can avoid. I know there are some preachers who will allege that the reason we are not healed from pain is due to a lack of faith but that simply isn’t Biblical. We can still have faith but understand that His strength will help us in our pain. Somehow we have to find our way through it and manage it.
