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Finding Joy in Suffering: A Christian Perspective
In this video, we explore the balance between joy and suffering as a … (visit YouTube for more)
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I love my brothers and sisters in Christ, but sometimes they exasperate me, and I’m sure I exasperate them. When a fellow Christian says, we should always be happy, I wonder if they have truly suffered in life. Yes, we have lots of reason to have joy in our hearts, but Jesus wept, and Jesus suffered. So it’s okay for us to weep and suffer too.
And I love the wisdom that James brings in James chapter five, verse 13. Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
James is clear about the action that’s appropriate to take if we’re either light of heart or heavy of heart. For those who are suffering, for those who are down, for those who are depressed, prayer is an excellent place for us to go.
We don’t deny our suffering. We don’t say I have to be cheerful at all times, I’m a Christian! Yes, the joy of the Lord is our strength, but that doesn’t mean we are falsely happy. Are we suffering? Let us pray. Let us ask our brothers and sisters to pray for us, to pray with us.
