How Trust in God Can Relieve Mental Burdens

What are you going to do to maintain working in the community? That after all this pain? The pastor's wife was crying and sitting on my couch. While I drank tea, I prayed to God and asked him to give me a word of hope. As I type this, I'm praying again, asking God to help me encourage you because you are more painfully aware of the broken relationships in your church, especially if you are married to a minister like I am. It is a wonderful honor to be asked by Jesus to share the gospel with the lost and broken, showing them our loving Savior and how trust in God can relieve mental burdens.

It is a big and wonderful thing to help our husbands take care of and feed the flock that Christ and the Holy Spirit have given them (Acts 20:28). In a way that lasts forever, it is still one of the most useful things we can do. And sometimes it breaks my heart. The anguish and suffering my friend went through are too close to me. The opposition was ruining the connections that were important to my friend after years of talking to believers.

Gossip and slander made things even worse

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The same people she called friends left without telling her they were leaving. I saw the pain flow down her cheeks in tears. There is a lot of pain that comes with any large ministry, therefore her question is really relevant to all of us. Thank God that the Bible has a lot of wonderful solutions. He doesn't answer every question we have, but he does remind us that this is the time of grief and loss and that nothing happens without a reason. We can't even begin to understand how much good God has done for us and for others. In the end, Jesus will be worth it.

When we feel that a friend or a member of the church has let us down, we may always remember that Jesus was the largest victim of betrayal. He knows how much pain we've been through. The disciple He trusted with His teaching, His power, and His money turned on Him and gave Him to them. Three times, his closest disciple and friend refused to know him. On the night before his crucifixion, Jesus told his disciples to stay awake and pray with him. They fell asleep. And then, after all, the people He came to help screamed for Him to be crucified.

He is the High Priest, and He knows how weak

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The heartbreaks and challenges we go through in our ministry are not for nothing. John Piper calls it "always doing something" when God loads ten thousand (or more) things into one thing and we can't even notice them. One of the many beautiful things God can teach us via our problems and shattered relationships is how to keep going. The reason is that we still serve others, open our doors to them, and create friends because we believe in eternity.

He makes us stronger and gives us hope through suffering, and the Holy Spirit fills our hearts with love (Romans 5:3–5). We put up with insults and abuse at church because we know that our pain could make us joyful. There will be problems in this life, but be glad since Christ has already won (John 16:33). When you're having trouble in your ministry, ask God to send you a lady pastor who has been through it all as a mentor to help you.

One of the best things about serving others is helping those who are hurting

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1 Peter 4:19 says, "Let those who suffer according to will, entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in the doing of good." I have utilized this verse many times when things were tough. These statements are incredibly important because they remind us that God has a good plan for all the pain we go through in the name of service. He isn't surprised by it; he knew it would happen on our path of service. In fact, God will often use the same tool to test our confidence in His grace. We keep doing good by giving our spirits to the one who made them.

We don't focus on ourselves and feel sorry for ourselves; instead, we rise above our tendency to be self-absorbed and self-pitying and focus on what other people need. Instead than spending too much time mourning what we've lost, we should just pray and ask God to show us those who need friends, help, or someone to encourage them. We can even ask the Lord to show us where we might use our skills to help others and make them happy. When we focus on these things inside ourselves, we usually don't feel as happy and peaceful when we're not with them. Instead, we have to look for contentment in someone who can actually meet all our needs.

Conclusion

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When someone hurts us, our sinful nature tells us to sit in our anguish or get back at them, but God wants more from us. In Romans 12:14–21, He tells us to bless those who curse us. Instead of getting back at them with the same evil, we should show them unconditional love. And based on this, the rules are: if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink... Romans 12:20–21 says, "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." God's grace helps us rise above our usual feelings so that we can show steadfast love to those who hurt us.

These are hard times, but they are also a fantastic moment to show that we are followers of Christ (John 13:35). It is a big and wonderful thing to help our husbands take care of and feed the flock that Christ and the Holy Spirit have given them (Acts 20:28). In a way that lasts forever, it is still one of the most useful things we can do. And sometimes it breaks my heart. In another scenario, the same friend might attack the pastor's wife because of problems that haven't been worked out in the church, no matter what the elders decide. The anguish and suffering my friend went through are too close to me. The opposition was ruining the connections that were important to my friend after years of talking to believers.