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Bro. Bill · 11-03-2022, 07:03 AM

The Meaning of Suffering
He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. (Hebrews 11:26)
We do not choose suffering simply because we are told to, but because the One who tells us to describes it as the path to everlasting joy.
He beckons us into the obedience of suffering not to demonstrate the strength of our devotion to duty, or to reveal the vigor of our moral resolve, or to prove the heights of our tolerance for pain, but rather to manifest, in childlike faith, the infinite preciousness of his all-satisfying promises — the all-satisfying greatness and beauty of his own glory as the fulfillment of all of them.
Moses “[chose] to be mistreated with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. . . . For he was looking to the reward” (Hebrews 11:25–26). Therefore, his obedience glorified the reward — all that God is for him in Christ — not the resolve to suffer.
This is the essence of Christian Hedonism. In the pursuit of joy through suffering, we magnify the all-satisfying worth of the Source of our joy. God himself shines as the brightness at the end of our tunnel of pain.
If we do not communicate that he is the goal and the ground of our joy in suffering, then the very meaning of our suffering will be lost.
The meaning is this: God is gain. God is gain. God himself is gain. That’s the meaning of our suffering.
The chief end of man is to glorify God. And it is truer in suffering than anywhere else that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
Solid Joy Ministries

Texas Grown · 11-03-2022, 07:24 AM

AMEN!

The fish are biting and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

Gerald G · 11-03-2022, 07:27 AM

Thanks Bro Bill

fbchunter · 11-03-2022, 07:27 AM

Amen

Mtltx · 11-03-2022, 07:53 AM

Thanks Bro. Bill

Pedernal · 11-03-2022, 07:57 AM

Amen

EarleyBird · 11-03-2022, 08:04 AM

Amen

Mertzon Man · 11-03-2022, 08:06 AM

Amen!

Gumbo Man · 11-03-2022, 08:26 AM

Amen Bro Bill

sasqy · 11-03-2022, 08:42 AM

Amen !

BBBGP · 11-03-2022, 09:54 AM

Thank you. Bro. Bill

TigerCobra · 11-03-2022, 10:27 AM

Pain is inevitable
Suffering is optional
You cannot suffer
the past or future
because they
do not exist.
what you are suffering
is your memory
and your imagination.

rjtkdplus · 11-03-2022, 01:02 PM

Amen.

HCGedge3 · 11-03-2022, 02:18 PM

Thanks for sharing! AMEN!

CassCounty · 11-04-2022, 12:25 AM

Thank You Bro. Bill

11-03-2022, 07:03 AM	#1
Bro. Bill Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cypress Texas Hunt In: Hill country	The Meaning of Suffering The Meaning of Suffering He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. (Hebrews 11:26) We do not choose suffering simply because we are told to, but because the One who tells us to describes it as the path to everlasting joy. He beckons us into the obedience of suffering not to demonstrate the strength of our devotion to duty, or to reveal the vigor of our moral resolve, or to prove the heights of our tolerance for pain, but rather to manifest, in childlike faith, the infinite preciousness of his all-satisfying promises — the all-satisfying greatness and beauty of his own glory as the fulfillment of all of them. Moses “[chose] to be mistreated with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. . . . For he was looking to the reward” (Hebrews 11:25–26). Therefore, his obedience glorified the reward — all that God is for him in Christ — not the resolve to suffer. This is the essence of Christian Hedonism. In the pursuit of joy through suffering, we magnify the all-satisfying worth of the Source of our joy. God himself shines as the brightness at the end of our tunnel of pain. If we do not communicate that he is the goal and the ground of our joy in suffering, then the very meaning of our suffering will be lost. The meaning is this: God is gain. God is gain. God himself is gain. That’s the meaning of our suffering. The chief end of man is to glorify God. And it is truer in suffering than anywhere else that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. Solid Joy Ministries

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11-03-2022, 07:24 AM	#2
Texas Grown Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burleson, Texas	AMEN! The fish are biting and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

11-03-2022, 07:27 AM	#3
Gerald G Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Winona, Mississippi Hunt In: Mississippi, Colorado	Thanks Bro Bill

11-03-2022, 07:27 AM	#4
fbchunter Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Thompsons Hunt In: Thompsons	Amen

11-03-2022, 07:53 AM	#5
Mtltx Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Liberty Hill, Tx Hunt In: Hill country	Thanks Bro. Bill

11-03-2022, 07:57 AM	#6
Pedernal Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Del Rio Hunt In: Amistad	Amen

11-03-2022, 08:04 AM	#7
EarleyBird Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Leon County Hunt In: Home	Amen

11-03-2022, 08:06 AM	#8
Mertzon Man Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2012	Amen!

11-03-2022, 08:26 AM	#9
Gumbo Man Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Livingston Texas Hunt In: Between Onalaska and Groveton	Amen Bro Bill

11-03-2022, 08:42 AM	#10
sasqy Ten Point Join Date: May 2015 Location: on Salt Creek Hunt In: my Sasquatch Suit	Amen !

11-03-2022, 09:54 AM	#11
BBBGP Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Houston Hunt In: Bee Co.	Thank you. Bro. Bill

11-03-2022, 10:27 AM	#12
TigerCobra Spike Join Date: Mar 2013	Pain is inevitable Suffering is optional You cannot suffer the past or future because they do not exist. what you are suffering is your memory and your imagination.

11-03-2022, 01:02 PM	#13
rjtkdplus Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lockhart Hunt In: Everywhere I can	Amen.

11-03-2022, 02:18 PM	#14
HCGedge3 Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Tuttle, OK Hunt In: Shackelford County TX	Thanks for sharing! AMEN!

11-04-2022, 12:25 AM	#15
CassCounty Eight Point Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: CassCounty Hunt In: CassCounty	Thank You Bro. Bill