Life always has a cross in it. I believe in a God who came to the cross; He came to all of the suffering of His creation via incarnation. Jesus said, “Take up your cross and come follow me.” We may try to escape it, but at a price. Soul sickness comes when we try to avoid the real suffering that life brings us. To reject real suffering is to take on another kind of suffering that is worse than that which we reject. Forgiving is better than the anger and bitterness of not doing so. Hate is a bad alternative to love. God’s way of living, even when it causes pain, is better than what the adversary offers us.
