The Pain Decoder

How to read pain as data instead of reacting in desperation

Desperation scrambles your thinking. It pushes you to choices you’d never make in clarity. react fast, grab what you can, fix it now.

But pain is not always punishment. Often, it’s data. Clues. Evidence of where the enemy has been trying to weaken you since childhood.

The enemy’s grievance isn’t your mistakes. It’s your potential. He’s been running interference from day one, because you have what he never will again—redemption.

Your job isn’t to mask pain but to decode it. Instead of numbing, ask: what is this revealing? What tactic is being exposed? Pain properly interpreted becomes instruction, not indictment.

Scripture says God uses all things for good—even the attacks meant to derail you. Staying rooted in His Word turns pain from an ambush into a map.

Focus Point: Pain is not just something to endure. It’s intelligence you can use.

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