The Pains of Labor

The Pains of Labor

“When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.” (John 16: 21)

To be victorious implies a struggle.  

When you are able to withstand the pains of the negative cycle in your life, you become mentally and spiritually stronger.  Your convictions are more solid.  You have overcome by faith and your faith is strengthened.  You know that God is reliable and that you can trust him.

What are the pains of the negative cycles or seasons of life?   I call them the pains of the 6 war zones:  family, health, money, job, food and tools.

1. Family:  No peace; no trust; no happiness.


2. Health:  Physical pain, discomfort,; no sleep; plenty of anxiety.


3. Money:  Feeling of lack; inadequacy, humiliation, deprivation, unhappiness.


4. Job:  no work, feeling of helplessness; feeling of inadequacy, rejection, insufficiency and helplessness.


5. Food:  No food; pangs of hunger; discomfort.


6. Tools:  No car, no TV, computer, telephone, etc.

Health and lack of food cause physical pain and discomfort.  Family, money, job and tool problems cause emotional pain, anxiety and unhappiness.  All the war zones produce unhappiness and  disequilibrium in one’s life.

Have I developed effective scripts on the 6 war zones?  Have I fully understood God’s point of view for me in each of the war zones?

In some season, some of the war zones will be more active than others.  On other occasions, there will be peace in all my borders.