How can pain be a gift?

 In the same way that physical pain tells us that we need to see a doctor, emotional or spiritual pain crowd us toward Christ and give us a heavenly perspective, according to Romans 8:18. Without some “thorns” in our nest, we would get comfortable on this old sinful earth and never seek the Lord. As God’s people, we are not citizens of earth on our way to heaven. We are citizens of heaven sojourning for a time on earth.

By Adrian Rogers. © 2006 Love Worth Finding Ministries. Website. www.lwf.org.

Dr. Adrian Rogers, preacher/teacher of Love Worth Finding Ministries, and one of America's most respected Bible teachers. Under his 32 years of pastoral leadership, Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, TN, grew from 9,000 members in 1972 to more than 29,000.

 Most important to Dr. Rogers have been the tens and thousands of believers who have had their faith strengthened and thousands of others who have for the first time entered into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Dr. Rogers passed away on November 15, 2005