Dark Days of Suffering — Basilea Schlink

God lives and works today, and when his ways are painful, difficult, and hard to understand, it is then especially that our Heavenly Father has something glorious in mind. Today's meditation by Basilia Schlenk shares what this is.

The Reality of Dark Days of Suffering

All of us are acquainted with dark days of suffering. Perhaps a loved one has been taken from us. Perhaps we've been greatly disappointed. Perhaps we have to suffer emotionally or spiritually owing to sickness or loneliness.

Trusting Christ's Love in Suffering

Mother Basilia testifies from her own life. She writes, Yes, I must believe that his love will help me now, whatever the cost might be. He wants to let balsam flow into my comfortless, wounded heart. Jesus stands by everyone who bears sorrow.

Divine Life, Peace, and Heavenly Joy

He is there as the eternal, divine life. He lets some of this divine life, which is peace and heavenly joy, flow into us. Through this, everything is transformed. My comfortless heart becomes filled with comfort, peace, and heavenly joy.

This is a truth to which I can bear witness. In periods of loneliness and sorrow, I've experienced that Jesus Christ is all-sufficient. Through his love, he can bring great joy into our hearts. In physical sickness and pain, in spiritual sufferings and temptations, I've experienced that the presence of Jesus is triumphant.

Deeper Fellowship Through Loss and Sorrow

It's especially in such times that I'm led into a deeper fellowship with him. When loved ones were taken from me, I experienced that Jesus' comfort was greater than all the suffering in my heart. Therefore, in dark days of suffering, if you have faith and pray, I commit my ways to the Lord.

He will do everything right. You will experience that he does do everything right, and that he will comfort you. You have been listening to a program written by Basile Schlink of the Little Land of Canaan.

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