None of Our Misery Is Meaningless
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2018
- Satan tries to convince us that our suffering is meaningless. But God says that every millisecond of his children’s suffering is adding to their reward in the next life.
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God comforted me greatly through these words of Piper after we lost our 9-week-old baby. The truth is glorious.
Sorry for your loss brother! May God pour his grace upon you.
Share your loss with many as there is “one “ who’ll need to hear how you’ve coped before he loses his battle and succumbs to what many have tried, like myself, but hopefully he’ll fail and find HIM
You’ve had a trial and now you have a testimony, use it for the glory of God and further his kingdom
Your baby is with HIM and is watching you and waiting for you to make his Heavenly Father smile
Bless you sir
Ernest what a powerful comment that I needed to hear as well having endured the same. At least in Christ we have hope....and strength and peace and healing. Blessings to you and Steve and his wife.
Coco Foster Gods grace to you both 🙏🏻 God in heaven what an ordeal both of you couples have been through 🌾
praying for your my brother. I am encouraged by your faith.
Amen!!! As a veteran suffering with debilitating depression and anxiety I definitely needed to hear this. Praise God.
Just prayed for you, brother.
My family have many soldiers and veterans. I'm praying for u. Keep holding on with us. This life is not easy. Find something good. Do not lose heart 🌈Blessings.
Jesus Garcia thank you for your service. I am praying for you brother! You are in God's mighty hands (1 Peter 5:6-7).
I hope you look up "T.D. Jake a very emotional testimony" it speaks about grief very well. If God is big enough to know all of us then He is big enough to help you. Trust in the Father who breathed life into you.
I rebuke every evil spirit and strongholds in the name of Jesus our Lord!! Our king is the most high and Holy of all, by His blood you are cleansed in the name of Jesus! Amen
By his blood have we overcome the kingdom of darkness, the enemy has NO foothold in Jesus Kingdom! Amen
My sister just died two hours ago and I was looking for some encouragement. I was also struggling to find the good in being diagnosed with cancer last year days after my 40th birthday and then I hear what he says at 8:44. That broke me. I'm so glad to know God sees our suffering and will do something beautiful with every second of it.
Not so Anonymous, I’m so sorry for your loss. 😔🙏🏻
Love you. Praying for you. I promise
Watch Dr Eric Berg on cancer and the ketogenic diet. It does wonders for cancer patients. God bless you.
Dear brother, Piper did also have cancer. If you are already in heaven you have the most glorious view a man can have: the face of our savior.
Praise to you and your sister. 🌸
As I sit here mourning the death of my mother to cancer this morning, these words bring comfort. Thank you.
I first heard this sermon in Shane & Shane song (though he slay me), but i have found comfort in coming back to listen to it again and again to drown the pain of losing my beloved mother (March-2020, elder sister (December-2021) and my lovely dad (July-2022).
Me too!!!! ❤
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It's amazing how God put this video in front of my eyes without me having to search for it. I really needed to hear this.
Exact same thing for me!
There are no coincidences in Gods universe. He always brings us what we need, exactly when we need it. Praise God!
You’re not the only one for sure. God is good!
Same. Praised be God!
Same for me too!
I was led here from Shane and Shane's "Though You Slay Me."
Bro .see you on that beautiful Shore someday
God knows everything we are going through, and if He allows it, there is a purpose. Submit to Him even in the suffering, as He is accomplishing something through it. Though He slay me yet will i trust in Him
This life is only a light momentary affliction that is working for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison!
We have daughter with severe Autism. Doni meltdowns down and becomes violent. This suffering has brought me to low places where all I had to hope for or rely on is the grace of God. It is sufficient. This is poem I wrote about it.
Letting Go
You were so small
when handed to me
-dark purple and still-
you barely breathed.
I hardly did, too…
while waiting to see
why you didn't cry
or move suddenly.
I held you tight,
I wouldn't let go
in that first moment
unable to know…
just what you needed
or how to find it-
that first of many moments,
if I could rewind it…
would I have you again?
Knowing how it's been…
so hard for you
in a world
you can't choose…
where crowds upset you
and people stare,
where words are like
a den of snares
that trap and snag you
in their maze,
while you wrestle
from a daze
they leave you hanging
on pieces gleaning,
as you struggle
with gestures for meaning…
something wanted
something found
something lost
or some strange sound
...has sent you wailing
high and low…
I hold you tight,
I won't let go.
How to ease your pain
I seldom know,
but I hold you tight
and won't let go.
I brace for impact,
weather the storm-
just to keep you
safe from harm.
But have you again?
Of course, I sure would!
For one of your smiles
shines like the sun should.
And for all of the blessings
that came by surprise,
as it was through you that
Christ opened my eyes…
and showed me the point
of life as we know it-
to lean on His grace,
letting His power show it…
to reach out to others
and to lift them up high,
not shrink from our problems
or shake fists at the sky.
And that's not to say
it's all been a breeze,
for I've spent many nights
bent down on my knees…
asking Him, “WHY?!
Was it something I did?
To deserve this lot,
what crime have I hid?
Have I passed down
my sin to you?”
I ask Him, “Please!”
That it's not true!
And in His Word,
I have found rest.
It's so that He'll
be made manifest!
And that, He is
everyday-
when prayer and praise
chase fears away…
when JOY is found
on cloudy days,
that is just when
I feel Him say:
“There's just one thing
that you should know-
I AM
holding tight,
I won't let go.”
That's beautiful
Thank you. We have a daughter with learning disability and it is so so hard and I too have found Piper encouraging.
What a sweet, sweet poem. I can tell it was born out of pain and tear-soaked pillows, but praise the Lord through it you have OVERCOME! You don't sound bitter at all. Your heart is tender towards the Lord. You remind me of Job, "Though He slay me, yet will I praise Him." May the Lord continue to comfort you on those long days and use you to bring hope and strength to others around you. Bless you Sister!
Made me cry ❤ beautiful
im blessed by what you wrote. thank you
This excerpt teared me up! I am forever grateful to God for your life Pastor John Piper. I will not lose heart instead I will soak my self in God's truth until my mind and heart sync with confidence that I am loved and cared for. ❤
God bless you.
I opened TH-cam, and found this right in front of my eyes just after having spent 1 hour alone, depressed, crying occasionally and confused about why I am so depressed today out of all days (it's the Sabbath). I am so blessed that God has comforted me with these words just as the Bible says! He gives strength to the weary!
He sure is a blessing to us all to point us to Christ ❤
Thank you so very much for this message. My husband, Jimmie, was suddenly killed four months when the jack on a car underneath which he was working failed and the car crushed him to death. I've been crushed, too, until very recently when I could see that Jimmie's death has brought me closer to God than I've ever been and I have realized that I can help others who are going through similar grief. I couldn't have said that a month ago. Thank you John Piper for bringing this message to us. Diane in North Carolina
Diane in NC......my heart goes out to you in the loss of your husband......glad to hear that you open to what God is doing in your life. Many people turn bitter after a tragedy such as yours. Praise the Lord, and may he continue to strengthen you Daily.
@@joshipp761 Thank you so very much, Jo S.
I hope you are doing better. A friend of ours, Barbara Johnson, lost her husband several years ago while working on a car as well. He was crushed under its weight. Like you she has been consoled by The Most High and continued to raise her son. ♡ ♡ ♡
8 April, 2020. I just skimmed your post and it caught my eye and my heart. I pray your pain is lessened.
God bless you and your family
"Your pain is doing something for you".
That is a comforting reminder🙏.
I just finished praying for God's help in my afflictions and then I open this up. God is so loving and glorious. If my problems are keeping me closer to God.......let it be. All the glory to God.
Amen
I know my son's mother's death was not meaningless despite of the details. GOD's sovereign providence will not allow me to believe otherwise. Here I am to worship you LORD in season and out of season.
This last year is the first year that persecution was beginning to be real for me. Not that I was physically hurt but that because I stood up for what was right in the Lords eyes, I made enemies with family members. They literally cut me off. It may be temporary but they acted like I committed a crime for standing up for righteousness!
The Lord sees you and knows. Stand your Biblical ground as Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did! "If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.” (Daniel 3:17-18) And of course, the Lord delivered them!
When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the LORD will take care of me. (Psalm 27)
Your times are in His hands. He sees you and He will never forsake you.
As hard as it is to hear, I know that I was suppose to listen to this right now. I have to believe this. Nothing else makes sense. Especially when John says to get up in the morning and preach them to yourself. I do this everyday. Sometimes it is all I want to do. Even though I am alone, I am not alone.
AMEN‼️AMEN‼️AMEN‼️
🤔💭 I've suffered from _chronic pain_ & other health issues the last 12 years & He's increasingly _brought me closer_ to Him, made me _dig deeper_ into His Word, _dropped me to my knees_ more often _to depend on Him_ every single day, if not every single moment of every single day‼️
🔥 HE'S WORKING in your pain & in your suffering‼️
🔥 HE'S WORKING in every grief & every sorrow‼️
🔥 HE'S WORKING in every hardship & in every difficulty‼️
🔥‼️ HE'S WORKING ‼️🔥
.... _all things_ for the good of those who love Him & who are called according to His purpose‼️
Sometimes I believe this.... and sometimes I do not. Depression is a tough thing.
Please, hold on to God in the days you believe this ... and let God continue to hold on to you in the days you don't. The truth is the same whether we can believe it or not. Blessings to you.
Me too
I'm here 2 years later to listen to you again!
God bless you Piper😭😭😭😭
This is just what i needed to hear. Some nights like to night my painful past memories come to me and keep me from sleeping. God is good he always finds away to get his message across. God bless you sir.
Ty so so much for this. I lost my children in 2010 bc of addiction and mental illness. I got sober for 5 years and relapsed after my house was broken into and I was severely beaten, robbed, almost raped and I was kidnapped. I have ptsd now bc of it. I relapsed six months after that happen and my children stopped all contact with me. I lost my will to live lost all hope lost my purpose in life and I have been so lost ever since. My soul is shattered my heart aches every second of every day I can not put into words the love I have for my children or the pain I endure daily bc I don't have any relationship with them. Idk how to live. I don't feel I deserve to be happy or have a good life and idk how to change that. I love every day waiting to die but God just won't take me. Idk what this is suppose to teach me I've tried so hard to look on the other side of this but I can't find one. My entire family has abandon me as well literally. I'm 35 years old and I have no one literally no one. I turned my back on God years ago bc of this, but lately I been getting these signs here and there that God's the only way I'm gonna have a fighting chance. For the first time in years in gonna sit down to pray an actual prayer not just a prayer out of fear but truly pray and talk to Him and it's bc I watched this. Ty so very much this very well could be what changes my life forever. I've been extremely suicidal for years now even worse this past year and I was planning to follow through on the 20th of this month but you just changed all of that. Ty so much I hope you actually see this comment. Omg ty
Charlotte Yohe I'm very sorry about your Life Story, but hope to give you a glimpse of Hope and Love💚! So sad, You have Nobody to lean on and especiacilly no contact to your children 😪! But hold on to Jesus, keep on praying to him and reading the Bible! Although it seams hard, try to praise and thank Jesus for all the good things in your Life or how wonderful He is(,If You can)🌹-Jesus loves You so much😁- he will never let You down, so please: don' t give up!!!Set You on my prayer-list 🙏 and hug You💞 from germany with all my Love and respect!
God is Faithful & Loves you very much. You are not alone, dont be afraid to reach out to other Christains for support. Glad to hear you hung in there & didn't give up. Merry Christmas & blessings to you. Read your Bible everyday.
Charlotte Yohe
I am very sorry for all that you have gone through. Please don't give up. I will pray for you. You could get in touch with John Pipers Church to recommend you a good church in your area. The God of the Bible is the only an true one. Try to join a sound church and read the Bible. Will be praying for you. 🤗
I'm sorry for all that you've been through, but look at this text: "For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person-though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die- but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:6-8
Regardless of all the failures we've had, the sins we've committed, and the things we've had against God, He sent His Son to die for sinners. We're all sinners "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" -Romans 3:23. We've all sinned, but He loves us and did the thing that no man could imagine, sending His Son to die for enemies, us. He calls us to repent of our sins, to turn away from them and stop doing them and turn to Him, and believe in the Gospel (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) that Christ paid it all through His perfect life where he never sinned once and then died in our place bearing the wrath of God for our sins. But He came back to life after three days and proved that He paid for all sin in full and now forgiveness has been bought. Trust not in yourself, but trust in Him, in His sacrifice! "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." - 1 John 1:9.
Trust in Him! Live your life for Him! Read His Word alone, the Holy Bible, and study it every day as much as you can and ask for His will to be done in your life and live your life biblically, following what the Bible says and trusting in His Son even in the midst of your struggles or sins, temptations or trials. Always repent of your sins and run to Him for everything. I wish you the best by God who is mighty to save!
I prayed for you 🙏🏼 I hope that God has answered your prayers
Amen brother. Needed this. So much.
Suffering seems to follow me. I am now at the stage where friends are saying it. I am crying out to my God. What helps me is the cross. Jesus Christ suffered for me that is what gets me through. You see he meets me in my suffering
This was well timed as I'm laying awake exhausted, kept awake by nerve pain and knowing that I'll probably feel worse when i have to get up in a few hours
Hello, I truly know what you are going through, I've had nerve pain for over ten years and going from doctor to doctor helps little.
God be the glory, being misdiagnosed with one Thang and not treating the right issues, I see all of it,this too will and shall pass I will see a blessing in the midst of my illness glory hallelujah
I am New . And Cared For. Praise Jesus !
I'm so glad that portions of this made it into a Shane and Shane song. Praise God! Thank you, Pastor John - I need to be reminded of this at LEAST 1x a month.
Thank you. I need to hear this. Life has been rough and hard. Just hearing this makes me realize that I have hope beyond today.
Thank you . I've often thought my sufferings must amount to something , somewhere in this age or the age to come . I guess this sermon answered that for me ! But still , I'm worn out !
Me too, sister. But think of the psalmist in Psalm 88. For him, it seemed as if God had disappeared. I understand that. You probably do, as well. But we know it isn't so.
Ask God to add peace and joy to your longsuffering.To keep you patient waiting for the renewing of his strenght.To take you from strenght to strenght.Grace to grace.Faith to faith.3 things i never ask God for when i pray.1-I never ask him for money.2- I never ask him to make someone love me.3-I never ask him to make anything easy on me becouse he wont,but I do ask him for the strenght to get thrue and he gives it in abundance.👆🙏💪
Cast your cares upon him because he cares for you..
@@halo7829 we pray the same way, I only ever asked God for the most basic necessities. Nothing fancy. I have also never asked for anyone to love me, because I wanted (not looking anymore) true love and for it to be true I need to be chosen by someone, God cannot hand me a man on a platter, that wouldn't be love. I also never asked Him to make it easier for me, but I constantly beg for humility and wisdom. Some people see me as arrogant, but I'm not so I don't want them to have that impression. Also we can never humble ourselves too much, we're not perfect after all. Wisdom is key as well. If you have wisdom, you know how to navigate through life, which I don't so I need to ask for it. Thank you for your comment, I really enjoyed knowing someone prays in a similar way and is not asking for Ferraris, mansions or a husband. Not that it is wrong to ask for that, God will still hear you, but it doesn't fit my personality and what I truly want.
This is so important.
Glory to the Lamb of God!!!
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Faith...things unseen!! Astounding!! Can't feel sorry for myself!! Praise Jesus!!
Needed this, I go through chronic lung pain from the past couple lung collapse surgeries I had and chronic daily migraines . Such a beautiful sermon unveiling revelation .💜
Watching this in this time of pandemic, I am reminded that God only knows what this is for.
Just this morning of April 26, 2019, around 10:00AM I have a Bible Study and sharing what I've learned from this by John Piper ... while I'm praying, I heard them crying already ... and thanking God for None of our Misery is Meaningless... Thank you Lord Jesus Christ...
I had an old Baptist preacher tell me once...."If you are a Born Again Believer....Satan cannot take away your Salvation because that was determined when you put your faith in Jesus as Savior...however...the Devil can make your life a living Hell while you are living now by making you as miserable as possible with poverty...want......lack of happiness.....and constantly doubting God's goodness and desire to want the best for us. So many Christians I know live from paycheck from paycheck and suffer lack of blessings.....and they see their unsaved family members and friends doing just fine...that is a HARD pill to swallow. They doubt God's willingness to provide for His children and think He is this harsh, judgmental, Old Testament deity ready to strike them down....
Thank you for your comment .
I was greatly encouraged by it.
@@Arrasel God Bless.....
....though you slay me....the song
I loooove this message so much!
.. John is correct....... I only wish that I could believe it.. totally.
That was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for this message through John Piper. Truly, you are an amazing and loving God; all praise be to you!
This is such comforting truth!🇨🇦
Amen!
boy I needed that message.
Praise God! Praise God! Praise God!
Let my heart "sing with confidence"! For I choose to look at what is Unseen and believe He is able to create something worthwhile and glorious from what appears horrible and heinous. Great are You, LORD!
Wooooooow this light and momentary affliction..
Do not lose heart..
Love this !
Brilliant exposition on a topic that surely plagues us all at times. Sanctification brings greater acuity to all the horrors/suffering around us presently and in history. In my case this increased awareness has been particularly troubling and demoralizing recently. May we look, as advised, to the unseen for comfort and survival now and in the days to come.
That was powerful!
Eternity Eternity Eternity, how i wish people would understand that !!!!😭
Thank for those powerful words.
Man! The levies in my eyes just burst with tears of joy!
Amen forever. Maranatha
Thank you for posting this
I'm crying over this. Thank you.
Needed this today!
Thank you... your sermon just might have saved my life. Loving your enemies is the hardest sacrifice which causes much suffering of the heart.
Amen! God can use any situation to work in us and grow stronger
Just what I needed to hear right now - bless God!
Thank you father GOD. I thank you so much that.my suffering matters to you. I feel that it is bringing me closer to you. Even though I believe this I will be so very happy when it is over.
Great message.
Amen, Praise God
God Bless you Mr Piper and thank you for this!
It's powerful! I listen to this over and over and over again and again!
Thank you God
Unreal preaching 🙏🏻. What a gift.
This is so powerful,. we all need to hear this,.. God has purpose in all the pain we go through...
Thanks for saying so, Stephen. I find that it's really easy to doubt this truth....yet I press onward.
Favorites list.
God bless you John Piper God bless you
What a great message.....
I feel it within my soul and spirit. Praise and Glory to you Lord God in Jesus name 🙏🏽 🙇♀️
Appreciate this guys passion totally
thanks!
Thank you John Piper. Helpful
New and cared for...Amen.
Been listening to this sermon since early 2016, weeks after the loss of my 19 yo son. I lost my husband last August 2021. I need to hear this encouragement every once in a while. Thank you John Piper ❤️
Praise God
Thank you for this message. Both of my children were murdered. This was helpful. Blessings to all.
Hi there. Sorry to hear about your children. Terrible.
God will not let those little ones down. They exist. They won't ever be gone. Our souls live on forever.
Strong message, all Glory to God alone forever.
Great sermon
It's really powerful message!
thaaaannnkkk you soo much uncle!! May God continue to bless you more abundantly!
I have been majorly impacted and have already implemented change in areas of my life, particularly my devotional. God bless you Minister Piper. I'm truly grateful for your love for and dedication to christlike living and imparting it to the world.
Wow amen
Really needed this today
My heart superabounds in joy and hope every time I hear Pastor John Piper’s preaching God’s Word.
servant of God
Really good stuff
None of it! I can cry all day long and know he is with me.
Thank you Pastor Piper
Having said that everything in life happens for a reason. Trust God.🙏
Amazing just amazing
Preach it
Amen! 🙏🏼🙌🏼
Amen. Amen. Amen
Amen Amen❤
2 Corinthians 4:17
It always works out for someone else's benefit while you are left with your tears and grief.
good to be a fellow Jon
I can't hear this and not cry.
AMEN!!!