Pay Attention

Job 36:15  "But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity."

What an amazing statement, by means of their suffering, God rescues those who suffer. Our God is so great that he is able to take what was meant to destroy us and use it as the pathway through which he rescues and delivers us. How does this work, suffering gets our attention and causes us to cry out to God and that is all it takes for him to come to our rescue.

Understand that the root cause of all suffering is sin, self and Satan, all the suffering in your life can be traced back to one of these roots. And all three of these roots separate us from the life of God and produce the fruit of suffering, heartache and pain. Unfortunately we tend to forget God and turn away from him during times of prosperity and success, it is when we are at our highest heights that most people turn from God and allow the sin of pride to open the door of suffering.

Recognize that pain and suffering are indicator that you have a problem. Sometimes the problem is that you are doing what God wants you to do and Satan is coming against you, if that is the case then keep on keeping on and bind the works of darkness that have come against your life. But many times the problem is the result of our own sin or selfishness, for example if you have mismanaged your money, spent foolishly and now you are suffering because of it. Don't get mad at God and complain that he is not meeting your needs. Repent, ask God to forgive you for foolish spending, turn to him and submit to what he tells you to do. He will take the temporary suffering that you endured and he will show you where you went wrong and give you a path forward to make things right. The end of the story will be prosperity and success if you will stay true to what he has told you. The same is true for relational pain, emotional pain and even physical pain. Suffering and pain are indicators that something is wrong and if we are willing to turn to God in humility, he will take our suffering and use it to rescue us from the pathway of pain and set our feet on the pathway of Godliness that always leads to life. (Proverbs 12:28)