God...comforts us in all our afflictions sothat we may able to comfort those who are in any
affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are
comforted by God
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
In 2 Corinthians chapter 1, three reasons are given for suffering. Admittedly, there may be dozens of other reasons, but there are three specific reasons God allows suffering:
~That we might have the capacity to enter into others'sorrow and affliction
~That we might learn what it means to depend on Him
~ That we might learn to give thanks in everything
Specific pain enables us to comfort others specifically. If you lose your child. God uses you in the life of a mother as she endures the loss of her child. If you have struggled through the dark tunnel of divorce, no one understands as you do, when a friend tell you a spouse just walked out the door. I've never had cancer. I couldn't offer the depth of comforts you could if you've had that disease. That's how God works.
From: Encouragement for Life, Charles R. Swindoll
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