“…I have overcome the world.”
That sounds good, right? The lame can walk, the blind can see, people saved from the brink of drowning? You could see how the author of Proverbs poetically described those longings fulfilled in these people “a tree of life.”
“But take heart…”
“But,” the same Proverb continues… But… But wait, the author reminds us. I know the tragedy and loss come fast and hit us hard. I know we have so many moments of rejection and pain, of abuse and trauma. I know we have been pummeled with loss and heartache, wave after wave, hit after hit. But…
“In this world you will have trouble…” That might be the most understated sentence in the English language. We can only imagine that as Jesus said that, He felt the trouble personally, taking on the hurt of a broken and lost world, taking it on enough to crush Him. Trouble puts it mildly.
Dr. Brian Fidler teamed up with True Charity to offer a perspective on Mental Health and Poverty at True Charity’s 2022 Summit.