Our Pain is Worth the Weight

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

God is always doing great things. This isn't a generic statement, like it's some kind of headline news that takes place in foreign places all around the globe--You can take confidence that if Christ is your Savior, such is your case today. Each day brings with it its own character--even when many days look the same. God is always working in our lives, and what He allows us to face is doing something magnificent on His side of heaven. Verse 17 says our afflictions are a) momentary and b) light. God knows what you can handle in this life on your own and He knows what you can handle in this life only by His grace. I hope for your sake and for mine that what we face is not simply given to us on the basis of what we ourselves can handle. You don't grow in God's grace by being given a life that only suits what you're capable of, because quite frankly, it's not very much. The grace of God so often supersedes what we do, and foolishly we often attribute overcoming our circumstances only to ourselves. Be encouraged today to face things you don't want to necessarily face with the confidence that whatever you face, God will be there to aid you in accomplishing what He has for you--even if it's character change. He is doing such great things, oh that we would see that and marvel in His handiwork! Our pain is worth the weight.