4 Things to Stop Believing about Suffering

Suffering is one of the most opportune times for false theology to pop out. Well-meaning people’s palms sweat with fear of what to say, and tears fill their eyes as they listen to us share our painful story. I am thankful that more often than not I’ve received abundant kindness and encouragement from others in my suffering. But we all also have those experiences where we are on the receiving end of words that only poke at our fresh wound.

Or perhaps it’s not other people feeding you a bad, discouraging theology. Maybe all the false teaching is coming from your own aching, deceitful heart—the lies float through your head every day, though no one is saying them to you.

We’re all going to face suffering in this life—it’s sadly inevitable. Yet, what is also inevitable are the lies. Sometimes we aren’t given the option of ignoring them, but we can choose whether or not to believe them. In the midst of suffering, we can set our minds on truth, what the Bible actually says about our pain. Here are five misconceptions about suffering and the truth to which we can cling.

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