Hurt so good. Through the years, I have heard this
saying/song many and as a kid I didn’t understand it at all. How could something
that hurt be so good? Not really going into the song, can something that hurts
be good? It makes me think of going through pain for the greater good.
Pleasure can come through pain. If you watch the Biggest Loser you watch people that didn’t
work out and now train hard to lose weight. It is not an easy task, but at the
end of the show you are simply amazed at the results. For reality TV it is one
of my all-time favorite shows. There is plenty of pain to see those people lose
hundreds of pounds and not only change their lives but the lives of the people
around them. The training is tough, can you be excited in the rough times?
Is it ok to have an attitude in suffering? The Bible is a
noble concept when it comes to this subject. Listen to what Paul shares in
Romans 5:3-5…
“Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because
we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character,
hope. And hope does not disappoint us because God has poured out his love into
our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.”
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Nobody who wins an
Olympic medal is done by skill alone. They are in strict training, when Michael
Phelps didn’t do so great this Olympics it was because he didn’t train like he
did in the previous Olympics, it showed. Yet Phelps worked harder than anybody
has a clue. Training all day long without the thrill of that gold medal years
down the road, Phelps worked hard. You can grow through the tough times.
Maybe it’s not because of training but real life can take a
toll on you. There are always rough times ahead, through the rough times, what
do you do? Do you hide from a challenge or do you work through it. Just like
Paul talks about, through suffering there is so much benefit it makes who you
are today and in the future. Fight through the tough times just like a line in
a movie, “Never give up, never surrender.” Hang in there. God is with you when
you call on him and is there to comfort you.
Have a great day.
