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NEEDLESS PAIN

“And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, and said unto him, Go wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know that whereas I was blind, now I see.”

John 9: 1 – 7, 24, 25 King James Version

During all of those forty plus years I spent in a crippling and devastating depression, not one time did anyone tell me that Jesus loved me. I was spiritually blinded to the love that Jesus had for me. Many times I have been asked to explain how I know Jesus loves me and I have told them all, “I was in so much pain emotionally for over forty years that I wanted to kill myself every day”.

Then one glorious and victorious day as I lay under that bed in the mental hospital, Jesus reached down His nail scarred hands to me and lifted me up. He sat me on His lap of unconditional love, forgiveness, mercy and grace and He whispered softly and tenderly in my ear “I love you, Joanne. You can trust Me because I will never let anybody abuse you again”.

Is it any wonder that I love Jesus so much and will say to my dying day, “There is no one like Jesus! No one loves us like Jesus loves us”. No, I can’t explain it and put into words the difference that He made in my life that day but I know just as the blind man knew in the Bible, “Once I was blind but now I see”. I no longer have terrifying nightmares. Instead of fear in my heart, I have a peace that passes all understanding. It is a peace that the world did not and could not give me and the world can’t take it away. I can’t explain it in words but I can show the difference Jesus made in my heart and life by the way I treat others and the things I say to them.

Yes, for many years I suffered needless pain because had somebody told me that Jesus loved me then I would have had some hope. I would have been able to see a little light in that long and dark tunnel of loneliness, fear, discouragement, hopelessness and terror. I think today that there are many people who are also in dark tunnels and enduring needless pain because nobody has told them that Jesus loves them and that there is hope.

How about your family and your loved ones? Are they suffering needlessly because you haven’t told them that Jesus loves them? If you have told them, are you proving to them that He loves them by the way you treat them and the things you say to them? Are you encouraging your family and loved ones or are you discouraging them? Are you hugging them for Jesus?

Do they see the difference that Jesus made in your life? You can tell them about Jesus and His love but unless they see the difference that Jesus made in your own life they will not believe you. Please don’t let your family and loved ones remain in a dark tunnel of loneliness, hopelessness and despair. Please tell them about Jesus. Share with them that the answer to all of their heartaches and problems is Jesus and that they don’t have to remain in a tunnel of darkness. Don’t let your family and loved ones suffer any more needless pain.

Joanne Lowe
October 2, 2007

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