
No pain, no gain.
I hear you Lord, but I don’t like it.
Trials.
Struggles.
Troubles.
Difficulties.
Lord, can’t I grow without these?
Can’t I simply be comfortable?
Can’t I be comfortable all the hours of all my days?
On the other hand…
Can I know comfort without knowing discomfort?
Can I understand relief if there is nothing to feel relief from?
Can I experience the glory of the mountaintop without climbing the mountain?
Lord, maybe I do understand there is no gain without pain.
Maybe I just want to understand the gain before I go through the pain.
Maybe I don’t want to trust the gain,
ㅤ the goal,
That you have chosen for me.
What is my mountaintop, Lord? To what end do I suffer?
For what, my pain?
For what?
But Lord, I do know you.
Your power, your knowledge, your glory.
So today, I will trust you.
I will trust your plan for my gain.
And I will follow you, even through my pain.
Inspired by CH Spurgeon September 3 evening devotional
Poetic interpretation of Psalm 11:5 — The Lord tests the righteous
Find today’s morning devotional psalm here:
https://medium.com/psalming-spurgeon/september-3-d2298feefd0b

