Are you aware of Jesus’ response? Remarkably, unconventionally, Jesus reframed their thinking rather than answering their about the point of suffering. Jesus stated in John 11:25–26, “I am the life and the resurrection.” Even if they die, those who believe in me will still live, and those who live and believe in me will never die. Do you trust this?”
He didn’t play the “if by some stroke of good luck” game. He did not respond to the fundamental inquiry of the sisters: How could He allow this to occur if He is good? He appears to ignore it instead because it is the incorrect question.
Rather than asking, “How could God permit this?” They ought to have asked, “What is God doing here?” Jesus constantly gives us hope of the eternal weight of glory that awaits on the other side of death, both in their case and ours. He accomplishes this by reorienting our perspective through our suffering.
Quite a long time ago, Youth baseball and football trainers were more forceful than they are today. They could bring a child to the sidelines, grab his helmet, and say, “Look at me! Observe me!
In a similar manner, Jesus was saying to Mary and Martha, “Look at Me!,” while grabbing their helmets. Don’t you check out at your misfortune or your anguish. Concentrate on Me.
He does the same for us as well. He declares, “I am the resurrection and the life!” in our suffering. Whoever has faith in me will always live! (John 11:25).
Although you may believe that your current suffering will end your life, it won’t. Jesus will win eventually! Observe Him! Keep your eyes on Him. He is preparing you for something far more significant than the immense suffering you are going through.
The Point of suffering? Picking the Right Reaction
Regarding experiencing in our lives, we are left with two choices: Put your faith in God or be tough. We deny God’s power and an opportunity to work in us through it if we choose just to smile and bear it. Christians are aware that relying on oneself is counterproductive. The best choice is always to put your faith in God.
God’s perspective on our suffering, according to Paul in 2 Corinthians 4:6–18, is that it is brief and fleeting. Paul’s inconveniences were, obviously, neither light nor passing in themselves. However, the heaviness of the and timeless brilliance they were accomplishing for him was far more noteworthy than the aggravation he encountered.
Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 4:17-18, “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”
