Do not be afraid of your pain.
Take it to God. Tell Him all about it. Have your cry if you need it.
Then thank Him for wanting to hear what's in your heart, for letting you share it with Him, for helping you with it, for comforting you, for giving you counsel.
After that, ask Him to show you what lesson He wants you to learn from it, and wait on Him to reveal it to you. Then let it change you.
Romans 5:3-5 NASB
3 And not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
James 1:2-4 NASB
2 Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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