Pain...

We do know that "Life" is but one of God's grandest creations...
But we tend to criticize it, and one of the biggest criticisms we always give is that...
"Why did God add pain into the picture?? It would've been perfect without it..."
Just a while a go, I finished this book entitled "When Life Hurts by: Philip Yancey"
And boy... was I SURPRISED!

Here are some facts I've found from reading the book:
1) Pain is actually an important function our body has.
a. Without pain's warnings, some sports would be far too dangerous.
2) Without pain, art and culture would be very limited.
a.Musicians, painters, and sculptors ALL rely on the body's sensitivity to pain and pressure.
3)Without pain, there is no sex, for sexual pleasure is mostly carried by pain cells.


Without pain, numbness sets in. And contrary to what people might have been believing is that having a part of your body that's numb is actually a disadvantage. Yes it is! Without pain's warning, would you know that there's something wrong within your system?? Like a ruptured kidney for example??

[Some facts here might not be quite clear due to the fact that I've heard of this woman's testimony quite a long time ago already; sorry bout that]

I've heard of a woman who after recovering from an operation (she was operated to fix her nervous system if I am not mistaken, she had this disease that caused half of her body to be 'numb' and she can't control it, miraculously she had a successful operation), after which she didn't recover completely though.. Yes, now she can control her whole body already, but one of her hands (or the whole arm perhaps) is still numb but controllable. And due to this... She can't drive. Also, there are times wherein while cooking, she wouldn't notice that it's already her hand that's being cooked. Not to mention the times when she unknowingly would be able to cut herself, stab herself, and accidents like that.



You see how dangerous it is?? To be numb??

Shocked weren't you?? Aside from pain being an expert mean of punishment to mold a person, who'd have thought it has these functions??

As you can see, once again we are proven wrong. God, again, showed us His superiority over EVERYTHING! These discoveries about pain only shows how God's design is really FLAWLESS, and PERFECT.

So the next time something "weird" strucks you, and makes you doubt God's power.
Always remember to:
-check the BIBLE and pray
-consult "God's Body of believers"
and lastly...
- just TRUST HIM, trust in His faithfulness that whatever happens, HE is in control and that it is for your good, and most importantly...
FOR HIS GLORY!!!