{"id":6750,"date":"2022-10-23T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=6750"},"modified":"2022-08-22T07:39:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T12:39:48","slug":"suffering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/10\/23\/suffering\/","title":{"rendered":"SUFFERING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading:<\/strong> Jeremiah 42:1-44:23 ESV<\/a>, 2 Timothy 2:1-21 ESV<\/a>, Psalm 92:1-93 ESV<\/a>, Proverbs 26:3-5 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cShare in suffering<\/em> as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.\u201d (2 Timothy 2:3 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KAKOPATHEO (2553): <\/strong>\u201cTo undergo hardship.  This word from kakos<\/em>, \u201cevil,\u201d pathos,<\/em> \u201csuffering,\u201d signifies \u201cto suffer hardship.\u201d  It is translated \u201cendure hardness,\u201d 2 Tim. 2:3.\u201d[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Endure hardness.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul\u2019s encouraging Timothy because he understands pain and suffering come with the journey.  No one on earth avoids the combination, no matter how they appear from the outside.  Everyone struggles in life, including Jesus, who endured harsh persecution and responded with love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How we respond to the difficulties we encounter on the journey makes the difference.  We can\u2019t control much in life, but we can control our actions.  Job\u2019s response after losing his children, flock, and health amaze me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNaked I came from my mother\u2019s womb, and naked shall I return.\u00a0 The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.\u201d\u00a0 (Job 1:21 ESV<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Persevere with perspective.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both Jesus and Job kept their eye on the prize.  They remembered the Lord and His sovereign power when troubles came their way.  Everything on earth will pass away, but things of heaven last forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keeping the Son in your eyes as you travel through storm waters will help you stay afloat.  Trusting God\u2019s plan when heartache comes upon you will help you persevere through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul\u2019s encouragement of Timothy helps him overcome the trials the missionary faces.  In the same way, we can help spur others onward when they deal with life\u2019s hurts.  Sometimes taking a step forward challenges the best of us; we need assistance to keep going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pain and suffering come with life on earth.  Only when God calls us home will we leave our struggles behind.  Until then, we can encourage others on the journey, as well as receive help when we need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God never meant us to walk alone; He gives us other believers to journey with us.  Become involved in a local church with solid, Biblical teaching, and you will find the assistance you need when you need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Respond well by surrounding yourself with fellow believers to help you.  Don\u2019t try facing the struggles of this world on your own.  Tap into God\u2019s strength by connecting with His family.  Together, you can overcome anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[1]<\/a> Strong, J., & Strong, J. (2010). The New Strong’s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p. 126) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 minute read. Daily Reading: Jeremiah 42:1-44:23 ESV, 2 Timothy 2:1-21 ESV, Psalm 92:1-93 ESV, Proverbs 26:3-5 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cShare in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.\u201d (2 Timothy 2:3 ESV) KAKOPATHEO (2553): \u201cTo undergo hardship.  This word from kakos, \u201cevil,\u201d pathos, \u201csuffering,\u201d signifies \u201cto suffer hardship.\u201d  It is translated \u201cendure hardness,\u201d 2… Continue reading SUFFERING<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6750"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6760,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6750\/revisions\/6760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}