“Because He Himself was tested through what He
suffered,
He is able to help those who are being tested.”
Hebrews 2:18
Experience
is one of the best teachers.
Sure,
we
can comfort a friend who has lost a parent,
but
unless we walked through that same dark valley,
we
won’t truly know what they are experiencing.
I
often forget that Jesus was both human and divine.
Jesus’
coming and death was not simply a breeze for the divine
but
a test of suffering for humanity.
In
order to save us,
He
became like us.
He
was willing to suffer
so
that we could relate to Him and learn from Him.
When
someone tells you to talk to Jesus
and tells you that He understands,
that
is the truth.
He
truly does understand.
He
is able to help.
Not
just because He is Jesus
but
rather,
because
He Himself was tested.
He
suffered.
What
a sweet comfort!
In
the midst of trial and suffering,
our
weakest point,
He
understands because He suffered too.
I have come to realize that suffering is a gift.
A
strange gift,
but
a gift nonetheless.
Christ’s
sufferings and trials opens for us a path.
A
path to relationship with Him,
a
path to true understanding,
a
path of comfort in our darkest times.
Christ
has given us this gift.
We
can in turn give this gift to others.
What
struggles have you overcome?
What
experience did you suffer through?
What
trials did you think you would never get through?
How
can you help others going through the same things that you went through?
Just
as Christ did for us?
Sometimes
God permits us to struggle through an area of life
so
that we can be there for someone else later down the road.
If
we can learn to view suffering as a gift,
we
can continue to lead a life just like Christ did.
Remember
during time of trial and suffering,
turn
to Christ.
He
suffered too.
There
is redemption in your suffering.
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