He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.  Isaiah  53:3

No one is exempt from suffering. It’s just a matter of when and how. But no other area of life causes us to cry out to God like suffering does. When we are in the midst of unbearable circumstances, it can seem like God is so far away. Yet, he is usually the first person we call on to relieve us from the hurt and the pain.

While suffering commonly causes us to look for someone greater, it can also cause us to retreat. We often withdraw from others and try to handle our suffering in isolation. But God never intended for us to go through that alone. God cares for us so much that he paid the ultimate price just so he could be here for us and help us work through our pain.

You may be experiencing physical or emotional pain right now. But nothing compares to the ultimate suffering that Jesus experienced on the cross. Jesus experienced pain like none of us can imagine. He actually became sin and had to endure being separated from God.

Jesus knows first-hand what it is like to suffer alone. And he does not want you to have to experience that kind of pain. He overcame death so that we will never have to be separated from God. If you are going through some type of despair, talk to Jesus. Speak honestly with him and allow him to heal you from the inside out.

Lord, thank you for enduring the ultimate suffering so that I don’t have to suffer alone. I know that there is no pain that I can experience that you can’t heal. I find comfort in the fact that you are always there whenever I need you. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.