Pastor Lyn’s Lines
What do you spread, healing or pain? Why
does God allow pain anyway?
#1- because you have a free will…
Pain is the natural result of poor choices.
Look at your life- the vast majority of your
pain was caused by one person; YOU… You
have a free will- that means you are free to
choose right or wrong. …the Spirit gives us
desires that are opposite from what the sinful
nature desires. These two forces are constantly
fighting each other, and your choices are never
free from this conflict. Galatians 5:17
You are free to choose right or wrong- but
you are not free from the consequences of
your choices… God is very straight forward
about this…
I have set before you life and death, blessings
and curses. Now choose life, so that you and
your children may live
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and that you may love
the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and
hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life…
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
God gave you a free will because He wants
you to love Him, love has to be voluntary or
it is not love at all…

God allows pain…
#2- to get your attention…
Someone says oh that’s cruel… Really?
When He tells you up front and you don’t
listen- a little pain is a very loving thing
before you lose it all. Physical punishment
cleanses away evil; such discipline purifies the
heart. Proverbs 20:30
How does that work? There’s an old saying
that says hardship will either make you
bitter or better. How do you make sure it’s
gonna make you better?
To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to
hate correction. Proverbs 12:1
Why is it stupid to hate it? It’s like a little
kid whom you’ve told time and again not to
touch the stove- well he’s bound and
determined to do it & finally he gets
burned- you didn’t send hardship on that
kid- you didn’t want them to get burned but
they made a choice to do what they wanted
instead of what you said was good for
them. God doesn’t send you hardship- you
do that for yourself. It’s stupid to hate
correction because correction is good for
you. Endure hardship as discipline; God is
treating you as sons. For what son is not
disciplined by his father? Hebrews 12:7
When kids get corrected they either rebel
further or they get better… Be mature
enough to accept what is happening to you
as the discipline of a loving father- quit
throwing tantrums. You know why Kids
rebel? Because they don’t see the love in
the discipline. See when you know someone
loves you- you accept their correction as
BEST for you… No discipline is enjoyable
while it is happening—it is painful! But
afterward there will be a quiet harvest of right
living for those who are trained in this way.
Hebrews 12:11
What’s the point of the hardship in your
life? A better life… God allows pain in your
life to get your attention.

Another reason He allows pain is…
#3- so that you will depend on Him…
Its one thing to for God to get your
attention but quite another for you to begin
to depend on Him. That’s a radical change
and pain can bring that about when your
response is right. The suffering you sent was
good for me,
for it taught me to pay attention to your
principles. Psalm 119:71
You might go through a tough time and say
that God got your attention but you haven’t
really begun to depend on God until you’ve
begun to pay attention to His word (His
principles). Quit trusting your own
understanding and trust His.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding…
Proverbs 3:5
Trusting or depending on God means NOT
leaning on your own understanding…
Not depending on your understanding of
things- but His…
The reason He allows pain is so that you
will depend on Him…

And then I think He allows pain…
#4- to give you a ministry to others…
A spiritual gift is given to each of us as a means
of helping the entire church. 1 Corinthians 12:7
All of this stuff is sort of a progression… I
mean He gets your attention and you begin
to depend on Him- then it’s time to start
sharing- to play some offense! Doing
something with what He has done for you…
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can
comfort others. When others are troubled, we
will be able to give them the same comfort God
has given us. 2 Corinthians 1:4
None of this pain needs to be a waste. It
has purpose. When you turn to God for
healing- ultimate healing happens when you
begin to share what He has done in your
life… Spread the healing not the pain.

More on this subject coming up in our new
series, “Talking the Talk and Walking the
Walk”.
Blessings, Pastor Lyn