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\u201cGod knows about my pain, and I am not alone.\u201d \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Blessing in Nigeria<\/p>\n

Blessing lost her husband to an extremist attack in Nigeria\u2019s Kaduna State. Fulani militants killed him in March 2023. She is one of numerous Christians living in sub-Saharan Africa who knows suffering first-hand. Repeatedly, the stories of our African brothers and sisters show us what it looks like to suffer for their faith \u2013 and just as important, what it looks like to walk faithfully with God in our hurt and pain. Jesus called it \u201ctrouble\u201d and said we would all eventually face it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this world, you will have trouble\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(John 16:33).<\/p>\n

Knowing that we will inevitably encounter suffering and that our persecuted family in Africa is well-acquainted with it, what lessons can we learn from them when we hurt?<\/p>\n

Prayer is powerful<\/strong><\/p>\n

Repeatedly in the stories of our African family, we hear how prayer sustained them in the lion\u2019s den. Five years after Amina lost her husband in an attack, she was kidnapped by Boko Haram while travelling home from a funeral. She remembers the words she prayed in Nigeria\u2019s Sambisa Forest as a captive of the group that repeatedly told her they would enslave her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always told God: \u2018God, I don\u2019t know the devil. It\u2019s You that I know. So, take charge. I will not say that I don\u2019t know why You kept me [here] because there must be a reason. Help me to fulfil it.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Persistent, often silent, honest prayer gave Amina the strength to endure until she was eventually released. Even then, she recalls making prayer part of her celebration:\u00a0\u201cI went into the room. I knelt and prayed before I came out. I started singing a song that says: \u2018By His grace I am alive, that is why I am singing. Jehovah saved my life.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

When we\u2019re hurting, talking to God can bring us comfort, perspective and courage.<\/p>\n

God\u2019s Word helps us stand strong in faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

For some 2 000 years, the words of Jesus, the prophets, the apostles, etc. \u2013 have been a mainstay, a source of comfort and hope for God\u2019s people. We see repeated scenes of God\u2019s followers drawing on His Word in suffering.<\/p>\n

Fati*, a young wife and mother in Burkina Faso, has relied on the Bible\u2019s wisdom and promises to help her endure five violent extremist attacks. Today, she and her family live as displaced persons, forced to flee their homes. Life has been full of pain for Fati and her family. When we met with her to hear her story, she was wearing a T-shirt with Exodus 18:11 printed on the back:\u00a0\u201cNow I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods, for He did this to those who had treated Israel arrogantly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Fati shares how important Scripture is to her as a reminder that God has been with her and her family every step of the way:\u00a0\u201cThe Bible says that we will face trials in this world. But He says He will make a way for us. We believe these words are written in the Bible. And this gives us life. It strengthens our faith and brings joy into our lives. When I think God has forsaken us, I remember His words in the Bible. He tells us that He will be with us no matter what.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

In our suffering, we can cling to God\u2019s promises in His Word.<\/p>\n

God\u2019s Spirit provides perseverance and strength<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even when we don\u2019t know how we\u2019re continuing to walk through the fire, Scripture assures and shows us that God\u2019s Spirit provides strength to endure and perseverance to continue the journey.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t have to look far to see a living example of this truth. Our sister Gertrude in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) holds fast to God in her pain. One day, Gertrude lost her husband and her son. Islamic extremists killed her husband and took away her young son.<\/p>\n

She says that if it were not for God, she wouldn\u2019t have made it this far alive.\u00a0\u201cIf I went far away from God, I would already be dead, and the danger from which God saved me,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0she says.\u00a0\u201cI have hope that God is present. I had many questions, but as He is good, I just consoled myself. I told myself we all are sojourners on this earth. It\u2019s God alone who gives me the strength to be able to bear this pain.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

We can count on the Holy Spirit to come alongside us to help us endure our pain.<\/p>\n

We all need help sometimes<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Trinity of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit show us how important the relationship is to our Creator. He didn\u2019t design us to live life alone. Throughout Scripture, we see how He weaves together people\u2019s lives to bring them someone who will stay and stand beside them when pain comes. When we admit we need help, God works through the presence of others in our lives to bring His comfort and healing.<\/p>\n

Like so many traumatised Nigerians who have found compassion and help through Open Doors\u2019 trauma care centre in Nigeria, our sister Ijanada came to the centre broken and devastated. At age 14, Boko Haram kidnapped Ijanada from her home and forcefully married her off to one of their fighters. At 16, she gave birth to a boy. When she became pregnant with her second child, she managed to escape after nearly four years in captivity.<\/p>\n

Ijanada shares how God used the individual workers and counsellors at the trauma care centre to help her overcome the suffering she had endured:\u00a0\u201cI found new life here,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0she says.\u00a0\u201cThey encouraged us and taught us about genuine forgiveness and how to let go \u2026 I learned\u00a0<\/em>how to forgive those who have offended me and have forgiven those who have mocked me because they don\u2019t know what they are doing.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIf I hadn\u2019t allowed others to minister to me, I would have still been full of bitterness and unforgiveness. I didn\u2019t understand the importance of forgiveness, but now I do, and I have let those feelings go.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Reaching out to others, and allowing them into our suffering, can make a life-changing difference.<\/p>\n

God is with us in our pain<\/strong><\/p>\n

This truth may seem obvious but think about the magnitude here. The creator of the universe \u2013 the omniscient, omnipotent God whose name is above all names \u2013 is present with you when you are hurt. Let that sink in.<\/p>\n

At age 33, Pastor Jean* has seen and lived through more tragedy in the DRC than most of us will see in our lifetime. He vividly remembers when extremists attacked the village where he pastored and killed 15 people, including six of his church members.<\/p>\n

Like Blessing (mentioned above), Pastor Jean knows that God is present with him in his pain.\u00a0\u201cThe Bible tells us not to be afraid because God is with us,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he says.\u00a0\u201cAnd that is my consolation. I often say to our church that even if we are persecuted, our tears will be wiped away. Like our brothers who died by the sword, thrown into the fire, into the lion\u2019s den \u2026 we will stand firm in our faith in Christ.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Knowing that God is with us in our pain today brings hope for tomorrow. Praise God! Jesus didn\u2019t just end His statement about inevitable pain without giving us invaluable hope. Read John 16:33 in its entirety:\u00a0\u201cI have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Jesus assures us that He has already won the war. But through His Word, presence and the faith of others in our daily lives \u2013 and even our African family clear across the world \u2013 He also acknowledges and encourages us for the battles we face today. As our sisters and brothers in Nigeria, Burkina Faso and the DRC show us, our Saviour is with us when we hurt.<\/p>\n

Partner with the Body of Christ today.\u00a0Click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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