The Medical dictionary explains the meaning of pain: a state of physical, emotional, or mental lack of well-being or physical,emotional, or mental uneasiness that ranges from mild discomfort or dull distress to acute often unbearable agony, may be generalized or localized, and is the consequence of being injured or hurtphysically or mentally or of some derangement of or lack of equilibrium in the physical or mental functions (as through disease), and that usually produces a reaction of wanting to avoid, escape, ordestroy the causative factor and its effects pain.
There are three kinds of pains: physical pain, mental pain, and spiritual pain.
Mental pain is mental suffering or emotional pain.
When people lose loved ones to whom they have been attached, they feel deep pain in their heart.
When people lose the meaning of life for some reason, they feel pain.
When parents see their that beloved children are suffering for some reason, parents will suffer much mental pain.
Spiritual pain is to feel pain related to God. The ones who love God feel pain when they are separated from God. The prophet Jeremiah felt pain when God's people committed sins and when God's people were punished by God.
The Bible says that many pain result from people's sin and God's punishment. On the contrary, some people interpret pain differently and take pain willingly for good purposes. Apostle Paul, "For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of men. (2Corinthians 8:21)
Pain can help people realize their sin and repent it before God, correcting themselves according to God's righteousness.Through pain people can be disciplined to learn perseverance and have hope in God.
Experiencing pain, God's servant can understand those who are suffering from many reasons and can comfort them with God's words.
When Jesus came to the world to save people from their sins, he was born in painful condition. He suffered from many kinds of pains without sin. Maybe he cried a lot because of pain. But He was comforted through God's words and God's love. He became the Christ who comforts all kinds of people who suffer from all kinds of pain.
Are you crying because of some pain? Go to Jesus and learn from him how to be comforted by God and how to change the pain into holy joy, and a meaningful spiritual treasure. You will be a great man/woman of God who pleases God.
