2 Corinthians 7:8-10 “For though I caused you sorrow by
my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it—for I see that that
letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while— I now rejoice, not that
you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance;
for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, so that you
might not suffer loss in anything through us. For the sorrow that is
according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to
salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.” (NASB)
Hello,
As I was preparing to write this, I was going to use sadness
and sorrow interchangeably. (notice sorrow appearing 7 times in these verses
alone) But I looked it up, and sorrow is just plain deeper than sadness. You
can be superficially sad –but there is no such thing with sorrow, it has roots
that go deep. What struck me though was the different possibilities that come
from sorrow – repentance or death. You see the depth of the sorrow is reflective
of why there is a result from sorrow. Superficial sadness doesn’t produce a
long term result. But there is a fork in the road with the sorrow – will you
see that something is grieving God, leading you into repentance? Or, will you
see the sorrow as a reason to keep looking to yourself (either try on your own
harder, or to give up) which doesn’t end up with the right result.
I guess my point for us today is that when the rough stuff
comes, don’t get caught in it –but what does that push you to do?
Have a blessed day,
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