A Pain, that Protects??

If we are in any kind of pain, then wouldn’t it be better to remove the pain, if you can?

If we are talking about removing the source of a pain, then that would be a good thing to do.
But what if the pain that is being experienced is a “protecting” type of pain?
Should a “protecting” type of pain be removed, if it can be?

I have a recent experiance that tells me, removing a “protecting” pain, may not be the best option.

My back has had a moment recently, and I’ve known a pain or two.
Mostly, I try not to go down the medication route. I try the, “use it, only only if you really need it” route.

On this occasion, I listened to others, and tried an anti-inflammatory cream on my back. It worked, … to a point.

My muscles that were tight and sore, relaxed and eased up a bit. So, that’s good then, … isn’t it??

Not from my point of view.
The muscles that the cream worked on, were protecting a point further in, that was the source of the pain.
With my outer defences told to lay down their arms, by the cream being used, the real pain source, then became the messenger for what I couldn’t do.

Instead of a gradual elastic band, telling me “not to move this way”, I now had the pain source screaming at me, “DON’T You DARE go THIS WAY!!!”

Needless to say, I quickly stopped using the cream, and just waited for the outer defences to reform. Which they did, over the next few days.

It has left me thinking that, “Some pain, is worth having. If it’s a protecting type of pain.”

Now let’s be clear, seeking pain is just silly.
If you go and hit your thumb with a hammer, just for the sake of it, then you have no one to blame for the pain, except for yourself.
So hopefully we can all steer clear of that type of pain. 🙂

But, are there times, when we just need to endure a pain, of some sort, because it has a protecting element to it?
Are there times when we need to endure something, because, there is a greater purpose to it?

I’m hoping that this post, is the greater purpose for my back pain???
Please Lord, can it be so???
Can You, my Lord God, please set me free from any and all back pain, from here on out?

My best relief, to my back pain in the early stages, was to play a couple of songs on YouTube.
Strength will rise as we wait upon the lord.
Wait On You | Elevation Worship & Maverick City

Seeking Our Lord God for our help, is always going to be the Best option, in All circumstances!

This post kind of feels as if it could be a post mostly about my back. But hopefully it will be more about the thoughts that I’ve been having, during this time.
The general thoughts I’ve been having are along the lines of, “It can be better to endure a hardship or two in the here and now, rather than experience a much worse fate, later.”
Hopefully, the scriptures below should show some of the connections that I have been making, as I’ve been going through/writing this. 🙂

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Hebrews 12:11
¹¹ No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Hebrews 12:2-3
² fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Matthew 7:13-14
¹³ “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. ¹⁴ But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Matthew 5:10-12
¹⁰ Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹ “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. ¹² Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Now, for the probably needed small print. This is Not a medical advice post. Just an account of what happened to me. You are responsible for your own actions. If you are in pain, seek advice from a good source. The Lord God Almighty is a Very Good source. Professional medical people are also a good source.

🙂

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If this post feels as if it’s only half done, it’s probably because that’s how I’m feeling about it now. I’m hoping that next week’s post (which has now been published, link here), will bring together, whats been started here.