Suffering is not always related to the physical aspect of man. It can also manifest itself in loneliness, depression, anxiety, and a feeling of emptiness, which aren't necessarily related to a persons' physical being. For instance, all of these problems can stem from reactions from incidents that occur in the physical world (e.g. loss of loved one, the suffering of others, or any other given reason) yet they do not have a physical component which can be measured. So why is it that we suffer in this way? Let's look at it from the Biblical point of view and see if we can understand this tough question.
In Genesis, the Bible tells us of our dissent from God when his creations Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This is perhaps the most important event that can help us understand how our spiritual needs can never be fulfilled while here on this Earth. The bottom line is that we were created to be with God as Adam was in the Garden, so anything less would leave us unfulfilled. This makes every person broken in the sense that we are never complete until we are reunited with God in Heaven, and as a byproduct here on Earth, we feel deep feelings of loneliness, depression, anxiety, and many other symptoms. And it gets worse!
Adam and Eve weren't alone when they fell from Grace. Satan was banished as well and set up his rule here on Earth to try and capture human souls to call his own. So in addition to being absent from God, we are under constant attack from sin and temptation trying to thwart that relationship. It is the knowledge and understanding of the Bible that gives humanity hope and shows why Jesus came to save us.
Jesus taught us that he didn't come to save our bodies, but to save our souls from being destroyed in Hell. He gave us the blueprint to Salvation and a way that we could repair ourselves spiritually through Him. He offered to take our burdens of worry, depression, anxiety, and every other problem and give them to him and don't worry anymore about them. This is the Faith component which gives Christian total reliance of everything in their lives to God, knowing that he will take care of everything. It may not always be the answer we want, but God knows the big picture and will take care of us in the long run.
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This is good. If this information was not included, many people's suffering would have been left out.
I hope that people going through depression and anxiety understand that God can help. They need to pray and become more faithful. It works!
I agree, when people realize that life isn't about us and our problems, we can see the whole picture of life. This is what enables us to give our problems to Christ because he has overcome the world and he is our Savior. Not only that, He provides spiritual comfort for those who are suffering.
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