Suffering(s)

The past two months, our Housechurch has been going through the Book of Job. You know, the one where God made a deal with the devil, to see if a blameless man can still be able to praise God when all his bountiful blessings has been stripped away from him.

Because of that, our discussions has mainly been centred around the topic of "suffering". So glad that we had a space to "go there" and talk about it as in depth and freely as we want.

Basically, there's too much that we talked about for me to share. There were times when we were stuck. But most of the time, it was pure GOLD.

And I'm glad that tonight we got to film some of what we said (for this Sunday's service), so I guess that allowed us to capture some of what happened in this week's episode.

Which got me thinking. We all choose to go through sufferings, because of something that we pursue. In other words, a hope that we subscribe to.

Then to put things into perspective of what I'm going through at work, I believe it's because I carry a hope that's why I'm still there. And choose to go through what I go through each week.

And I'm sure of it because I'll be damned if I'm suffering for nothing, and it's all just meaningless. I believe there is a purpose that I once found and have yet to find in there again.

So no more lying in a pit of sadness and depression. Because now, I am able to comprehend the situation of what I'm going through a little better.

And the difference is that now, I carry HOPE. I sincerely hope you all embrace the challenges you face wherever you are =)


Much Love,
Winston.