As you may know, I am a big bluegrass fan. Bluegrass music and lyrics capture the pure, raw feelings of the everyday person. Many songs are written about the pain of lost romance or the hardships of life. Here are the lyrics to a Ron Block song that really ring true about the human condition. It's called, "The Pain of a Troubled Life" (watch & listen here). We are all fallen creatures, and because of that, we will end up hurting others because we are also broken. Sometimes we become hardened and calloused, but we shouldn't allow others to bring further pain into our lives. It's a matter of setting boundaries.
I've lived a dozen lifetimes in twenty-some-odd years
Got no use for trouble, got no use for tears
Can't you see it's killing me, I'm old before my time
I won't let you double the pain of a troubled life
[Chorus:]
I've had my share of sorrow, more than you could know
Save your lies and alibis, I've heard that tune before
Can't you see it's killing me, I'm old before my time
I won't let you double the pain of a troubled life
Here is a quote from John Reisinger's series on Ecclesiastes: "One of the tragic mistakes that people commit is to think that alcohol, drugs, and pornography have produced the wicked society in which we currently live. It is actually the other way around. Our society has produced those things as essential means to kill the pain of an empty and futile life. If our culture, believing as it does, did not have drugs, booze and unbridled sex as distractions, it would finally find suicide the only acceptable option."
Jesus said he came so that we might have life and have it ABUNDANTLY - Does this also include pain and sorrow? Maybe - because what else would provide the opportunity to grow in Christ-like character?
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