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Jennifer Poad is a Showtimes Hall of Fame Member! She continues to share the message in each issue of The Showtimes.
DEALING WITH TRAGEDY.
the freedom and glory of the children of God.” The Bible teaches us that we will suffer and feel pain, however it is nothing compared to the glory we will know for an eternity in Heaven. Jesus felt pain and Jesus suffered, but while He was nailed to the cross, He chose to forgive and to love, which is what we are taught to do in times of tragedy. Pain is something that will happen in our lives, but we are taught to respond with love. We are taught that our pain is only temporary. We must make the choice whether to let it consume us and be angry with God, or find peace and comfort in God’s word and look for the blessings among the chaos. We have the free choice to help others through it and be there for them, or wallow in misery. As with all things in life, we have no control over so many things, but we can control how we react to it. Pain is part of life. We will all experience it at some point. Some people choose to focus on finding someone to blame, being angry and becoming bitter and some choose to look for the blessings. God gives us the best example of Jesus suffering on the cross, which turned into the greatest blessing of all by saving us from our sins. ●
e spent the fourth of July this year like most years, split between some lake time and going to a cattle show. Unfortunately, this was a fourth of July that we will never forget as the catastrophic floods in central Texas left us all numb and praying to God for miracles. Seeing the faces of the precious lives that were lost made it impossible not to ask God why? How could God let this happen? I feel like it is a normal reaction to question how such a horrific tragedy could take place. Paul writes in Romans 8:18-22 ”18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into
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