All things work together for good

And we know that for those who love God 

all things work together for good, 

for those who are called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28 ESV

Boast of your weaknesses

But he said to me, 

“My grace is sufficient for you, 

for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 

Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, 

so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 12:9 ESV

Bear each other's burdens

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:2 ESV

Earthly suffering

Whatever we suffer from in this life is so minute when you understand that we will live forever in God's Kingdom.
Imagine holding a rope in one hand and the length of the rope hidden in your grip represents your life on earth. Then, imagine someone taking the other end of the rope and wrapping it around the world over and over again. All of the rope except what you hold is your heavenly existence. How wonderful is that?! This life is just boot camp for our future service in the presence of God. We're here to worship Him and love Him, to love one another as ourselves, and to spread the Good News to all nations. After that, we'll leave all of the sufferings of this life behind and join Him where there is no suffering and no tears forevermore. Hallelujah!

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time 

are not worth comparing with 

the glory that is to be revealed to us.

Romans 8:18 ESV

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God of grace

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

1 Peter 5:10 ESV

So that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

Matthew 15:31 ESV

Unseen disabilities

Disabilities aren't all visible. There are plenty of people who suffer daily from unseen disabilities and often their suffering is ridiculed; people don't understand what they can't see.
People with sleeping disorders are sometimes thought of as "lazy".
Those with phobias are called childish names such as "scaredy cat" or "chicken".
People who suffer from anxiety are "high strung".
Recluses are "anti-social".
Hypersensitivities are just "overly sensitive".
Why is it that we are so quick to attach a label or an insult to anyone who's different than we are?
God makes each person wholly unique. The least we can do is get to know a person and understand them for the individual they are instead of making snap judgments based on outward appearances.

For you formed my inward parts; 

you knitted me together in my mother's womb. 

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. 

Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

Psalm 139:13-14 ESV

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Pray for someone with a disability

As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.

John 9:1-3 ESV