By Allen White
For this light momentary affliction is
preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look
not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the
things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (ESV)
When I am
afflicted, it usually doesn’t feel light or momentary. Now, when someone else
is afflicted, now that can seem light, momentary and possibly trivial. Why?
You’re probably thinking “because he’s so callous.” That’s not so.
My
problems seem larger than other people’s because my problems are personal. I
have trouble gaining perspective when I’m in the hot seat. When other people
are facing things, I can see the big picture more easily, because I’m not in
the middle of it. I can also pray for them more effectively than I can pray for
myself.
I face
affliction best, when I have someone else by my side. Someone who will
encourage me, pray for me, give me God’s perspective and challenge me not to
feel sorry for myself. Who does that for you?
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