How To Withstand Torture!
"You are kept by the power of God
through faith for salvation ready to
be revealed in the last time. In this
you greatly rejoice, though now for
a little while, if need be, you have
been grieved by various trials."
1 Peter 1: 5-6
When Jim Carrey played Grinch in the
movie version of the story, he nearly lost
his mind. The first day it took over eight
hours to put on makeup, and he felt so
uncomfortable in the costume he could
hardly function.
The producer called in a CIA officer
who specialized in helping U.S.
agents
withstand torture. The specialist spent
a weekend helping Carrey learn to
handle his discomfort.
On earth, we’re often loaded
with problems,
pains, discomforts, and worries that wrap
themselves around us like a costume.
We feel the weight of it.
We have a Divine Specialist who uses
His textbook to show us how to manage
the problems and still function with joy
and peace. We have the power of God in
us and the hope of heaven before us.
We all face troubles and trials,
but when we focus on God and
His character, we find joy
and
peace in the midst of them.
"Jesus whispers
consolation,
I cannot refuse it, I will sit under
his shadow with great delight."
Charles Spurgeon