I used to think that in heaven, all our suffering on earth would be forgotten like the labor pains of childbirth are forgotten. But I stumbled upon this CS Lewis quote the other day which has changed my mind.
"They say of some temporal suffering, 'No future bliss can make up for it', not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory."The Great Divorce
Sometimes we see a reason for our suffering on earth, which occasionally makes that suffering seem more worthwhile. We don't always see the reason, because God's kingdom is not fully here.
In the New Earth I imagine we'll always be able to see the reason for our suffering, whatever it is. God won't simply wipe the memory of our suffering from our minds, but he'll actually turn all the things we've endured into something that makes us more beautiful and whole people, and something which will bring more glory to him.
What a wonderful God we have, hey?
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