Describe A Significant Period Of Suffering
1.Describe a time when you experienced a significant period of suffering. How did you deal with that experience? How did you find comfort in the midst of suffering?
One significant moment in my life where I faced a long period of suffering over the event was when it came to the death of my grandmother who passed away about three years ago. I remember when I heard of her passing since immediately I went into crying over her death since it was an extremely depressing event. A large part of such sadness was not only due to the death of her but also the other elements which occurred as a result of her death. For example, I sorrowed over the fact I was not there when she died (something I had hoped), I was upset with the fact I would never see her on this side of heaven again, and I was sad that I did not get to spend more time with her. These feelings were very strong and led to me going to a very large depression which I must admit that I still occasionally suffer with even after the healing that I have experienced. However eventual I began to make attempts to find comfort in the dire situation that I faced by …show more content…
This is especially true for the Christian who often struggles to understand why God would allow them to experience a personal loss when such a God is said to be loving and powerful. My response to people who struggle for such an understanding is that despite how bad the situation may be, God ultimately has a reason for. While such a reason may not be known initially or may never even be known by the person who suffers, but regardless the event serves a purpose in God's plan. So with this in mind, I would remind the person to have faith in God for such loss may be painful now but as in the case of Job, it will be a part of his bigger
One significant moment in my life where I faced a long period of suffering over the event was when it came to the death of my grandmother who passed away about three years ago. I remember when I heard of her passing since immediately I went into crying over her death since it was an extremely depressing event. A large part of such sadness was not only due to the death of her but also the other elements which occurred as a result of her death. For example, I sorrowed over the fact I was not there when she died (something I had hoped), I was upset with the fact I would never see her on this side of heaven again, and I was sad that I did not get to spend more time with her. These feelings were very strong and led to me going to a very large depression which I must admit that I still occasionally suffer with even after the healing that I have experienced. However eventual I began to make attempts to find comfort in the dire situation that I faced by …show more content…
This is especially true for the Christian who often struggles to understand why God would allow them to experience a personal loss when such a God is said to be loving and powerful. My response to people who struggle for such an understanding is that despite how bad the situation may be, God ultimately has a reason for. While such a reason may not be known initially or may never even be known by the person who suffers, but regardless the event serves a purpose in God's plan. So with this in mind, I would remind the person to have faith in God for such loss may be painful now but as in the case of Job, it will be a part of his bigger