“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our trouble, so that we can comfort those in trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

In this world we will have troubles, we were told this by Jesus himself. He was the man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. People either loved him or hated him and would do anything to get rid of him. He definitely could relate. He said, “ If they hated me they will surely hate those who follow me.” He was born poor and looked down on because he was born out of wedlock. He came to show us the ways of his Father but also to understand what it meant to be human and walk among men. He saw hurting people and had compassion for them because he knew everything about what they were going through. If someone couldn’t fend for themselves or have the money to have someone take care of them they were overlooked. He came here to do the will of his Father but his Father watched all he suffered through at the hands of evil men. Their love for mankind was so great that they just wanted to make it better. That is why Jesus healed so many lives. When I had my stroke 20 years ago I thought I was no longer useful to God because I couldn’t do much after the stroke. But I began to see a new strength arise. People who were hurting could relate to someone else who was hurting and going through difficulties. God had been working in my life helping me grow towards him and learning to trust him more. The closer I grew to him the more joy I had in my life and they could see that in me and that gave me a platform to reach hurting people. Someone hurting and dealing with difficulties doesn’t want to approach someone who has it all together because they can’t understand. When someone can relate and God has been comforting them they can share that comfort with others. God began using me to encourage other Christian’s with wisdom and strength. I wrote books and this blog to encourage. Trials and tribulations are all allowed by God for a purpose whether we like them or not. God will not allow needless suffering because he is a good God and he will always be just and with us through it all and giving us the strength and wisdom to deal with them.