Our pastor said something in a sermon this weekend that’s been circling my brain.
She was talking about healing, and she said this:
Suffering is wanting what you don’t have, or having what you don’t want.
I’ve been thinking a great deal about those two conditions. Obviously, I have a spinal cord injury, with all its impacts, I don’t want. Does that cause me to suffer?
Maybe you could take a minute and think about what you want but don’t have – or what you have and don’t want.
After thinking through this notion, here’s what I came up with: if that definition of suffering is correct, then the way to alleviate suffering is to align what I have with what I want.
Does that make any sense?
Jesus said, “Seek first the kingdom of God…”
So if God’s kingdom is my primary “want” it becomes about trust. Trust that he will provide.
It’s Friday. This will either give you something to ponder over the weekend, or to dismiss as word salad due to lingering aftereffects from last week’s surgery.
Either way, have a great weekend!