Job 14:22   "But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn."

Sometimes people question God - "Is pain my punishment?" You've heard the expression "the rain falls 

on the just and unjust" or better, the unjust and the unjust, for we are all sinners.  All of us are or will be 

victims of pain.  It's simply a fact of our existence.  Regardless of how good or how bad we are, life isn't 

fair.  There is only one who justifies life and understands that pain.

When we face struggles, we often wonder why.  Years from now, though, we may realize that it was those 

struggles that taught us something we could not have otherwise learned - that there was a purpose in our 

pain.  God's purpose is greater than your pain, and he has a greater purpose than your problems.  Your 

crises are not going to slow down the purposes of God - have confidence in that.   

Lord teach us to set our hopes on heaven and to hold firmly to the promise of eternal life, so that we can 

withstand the struggles and storms of this world.  May your holy word be a soothing medicine to the 

wounded heart....Amen*

Peace in Him,

Lisa