Pain.

I know, this sounds kind of a morbid way to start a blog. And it doesn't usually top my fav. ways to learn or grow. Lately, though i have been seeing more and more how pain is one of the best teachers and sometimes the only one able to get through to us. I now find it ridiculous that people try to use pain as a way to disprove God. Sure, God could snap his fingers and do away with pain, but if we could see as much as he can would we still really want that? How many times have we allowed our children or friends to suffer because we could see the bigger picture and how that was the only way and see how much good was going to come from it? Simple things like the dentist or shots or learning to ride a bike. All painful, all neccessary to learn or grow. And what if pain didn't exist? What if we didn't feel pain? We could touch a stove for hours and not feel a thing. But that wouldn't stop our skin from burning and scarring. Pain says "Hey watch out!" or "I know you feel incabable, but you are going to see that you can do so much more than you ever dreamed." Pain doesn't disprove God it screams his existence. Pain, i am learning is another way to Glorify our Glorious Savior. To take the light off of ourselves and put it back where it belongs. Because a life without pain is a life not needing a savior. And anyone can turn and give a little praise to God when things are good, but how about when things get tough? That's when true worship begins to surface. That is when our purest worship, our God if you don't show up now i am done and so knowing you will show up i am praising you already kind of worship begins to form. Give that up for a life without pain? No thanks. Not interested. So, God i'm not sure what you are up to right now. My heart is still as bruised as it was 3 days ago when he said goodbye. And my heart still says I will love him until the day i die, but whatever you are giving me this pain for i'm gonna praise you. Because you are worth it. You are worthy and incredible and all wonderful. And i love you.