Paul is writing to the church explaining to them how much pride and joy he has in them. Titus had just came from the church and was so thrilled with how they treated him. Paul was overjoyed and no longer felt bad for calling them out, because the outcome from it was so great.
“Distress that drives us back to God does that, it turns us around. It gets us back in the way of salvation. We never regret that kind of pain. But those who let distress drive them away from God are full of regrets, end up on a deathbed of regrets” (The Message Bible, 2 Cor. 7.10).
I love this next part (vs.11). It says because of this distress, sorrow, and regret we end up closer to God. Not only that, we are (I am) more:
- Alive
- Concerned
- Sensitive
- Reverent
- Human
- Passionate
- Responsible
- Pure in Heart
These all come with being closer to God. Paul was thrilled to see how titus reacted to the church. “ I couldn’t be more pleased, I am so confident and proud of you” (The Message Bible, 2 Cor. 7.16).
In my words, you have to take your sorrow, pain, regret and distress and let it fuel you to drive back to God, to get closer to him. Then take joy because the outcome is great. Looking back at everything I’ve been through throughout high school and even up to my first year of college. I am so excited to be coming back to God. Though what I’ve been through was tough and I still deal with the regrets, I’m letting it drive me closer to God and I couldn’t be more joyful.
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