SufferingLinda L. Frisby is an accomplished writer, poet, and artist. She attributes her many talents solely as a gift from God. She has experienced spiritual, emotional and physical suffering throughout her life. Even as she still suffers daily with chronic physical pain, God has used her talents as a means to bless others. Suffering: A Journey Toward Spiritual Renewal and Healing is her first book. Do you suffer with trials and tribulations in your daily life? I believe we all will suffer daily until our very last breath is drawn. This book is about God and about suffering. If you desire a closer walk with God this faith-filled message of love and healing is for you. In our every day lives we experience suffering, whether severe or light, avoidable or unavoidable, of little or great consequence or deserved or undeserved. On our journey toward spiritual renewal and healing we will learn the meaning of suffering and its uses. We will come to know why we suffer and learn the benefits of suffering. We will discover our responsibilities and the right choices to make to have a more intimate relationship with God. We will learn that God has already answered us, "You have got my grace ... and, my beloved child that is all you need." |
Contents
Daily Distress | 11 |
Definition | 17 |
Religious Perspectives | 21 |
What It Means To Suffer | 23 |
Uses Of Suffering | 27 |
A Problem That Wont Go Away | 31 |
So Much Suffering | 37 |
Why We Suffer | 43 |
A Personal Relationship | 51 |
Can Suffering Benefit Us? | 55 |
A Matter Of Choice | 63 |
What Can We Do? | 67 |
Chapter 13QUESTIONS | 73 |
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Finding Solace In The Midst Of Pain | 97 |
Common terms and phrases
ACTS afflictions asked the Lord bear beauty become believe Beloved Bible birds Blessed Book of Job burdens Charles Spurgeon children of men choices Christ our comfort Christian chronic pain comfort overflows CORINTHIANS daily depression desire DEUTERONOMY discipline distress Elisabeth Kubler-Ross emotional pain endure evil experience faith Father feel fellowship Four Noble Truths give glory God's grace grief healing process heart Heaven HEBREWS Hinduism Holy Spirit hurts II CORINTHIANS ings of Christ ISAIAH Jesus Christ JOURNEY STOP LAMENTATIONS lives never ourselves pain and suffering persecution perseverance PETER physical pain physical suffering praise prayer problem of evil problem of pain PSALM quicken react realize rejoice religious perspectives Remember renewal and healing revealed rience ROMANS says share sins Sometimes sorrow spiritual renewal Spring struggle suffering comes thanks THESSALONIANS things trials tribulations trust understand walk weak who's praying wisdom words