Twitch: A short, sudden, jerking, or convulsive movement. I watched my eye do this again and again as I looked in the mirror and attempted to put on my mascara. I was getting ready to leave the house, drive to my “new to me” office downtown, and see clients from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm. I had a teen group to lead at 5:00 and needed to get handouts printed and some snacks to give them something to look forward to. But my eye kept twitching.
l do think what you came to here - “enjoy your life” - is exactly what we are supposed to do. Great wisdom in this! It does seem remarkably confounding, though, the suffering that life seems to bring. This is a complicated question - l personally do not believe it’s “to teach us something.” I think we can learn as much through joy as through suffering and we should choose joy whenever possible. I also think (guess) there may be a bigger picture in which terrible things can be used for good in ways we can’t see. This isn’t really comforting to the person who is suffering in the moment, though! I’ve said this before, Linda, but it seems a miracle that you are still here writing about all this, with everything you’ve been through! Sending love!
I have to tell you after reading your thoughts on God's will, that I understand less and less about life and how it's supposed to be. What kind of God allows all this suffering? I have stepped back from religion because the answers I get there are so unsatisfying.
Congratulations on the strides you have achieved after your second brain surgery, especially after the medical malpractice it sounds like you experienced.
Yes...I understand your thoughts! I think for me it has been a matter of holding on to those experiences that seemed so out of the ordinary...that seemed statistically impossible to be coincidence, to let go of thinking of the Bible as a literal, inerrant extension of God itself, I have retained my faith (although I have times of doubt all the time too). Suffering is a mystery for sure. But Jesus himself said, "In this world you WILL have tribulation. But be of good cheer..." Hard to do at times, for sure.
l do think what you came to here - “enjoy your life” - is exactly what we are supposed to do. Great wisdom in this! It does seem remarkably confounding, though, the suffering that life seems to bring. This is a complicated question - l personally do not believe it’s “to teach us something.” I think we can learn as much through joy as through suffering and we should choose joy whenever possible. I also think (guess) there may be a bigger picture in which terrible things can be used for good in ways we can’t see. This isn’t really comforting to the person who is suffering in the moment, though! I’ve said this before, Linda, but it seems a miracle that you are still here writing about all this, with everything you’ve been through! Sending love!
I feel exactly that way too, Constance! It's complicated and we don't actually need to have it all figured out, right? Sending love back!!
I have to tell you after reading your thoughts on God's will, that I understand less and less about life and how it's supposed to be. What kind of God allows all this suffering? I have stepped back from religion because the answers I get there are so unsatisfying.
Congratulations on the strides you have achieved after your second brain surgery, especially after the medical malpractice it sounds like you experienced.
Yes...I understand your thoughts! I think for me it has been a matter of holding on to those experiences that seemed so out of the ordinary...that seemed statistically impossible to be coincidence, to let go of thinking of the Bible as a literal, inerrant extension of God itself, I have retained my faith (although I have times of doubt all the time too). Suffering is a mystery for sure. But Jesus himself said, "In this world you WILL have tribulation. But be of good cheer..." Hard to do at times, for sure.