During times of trials and suffering there is very little that can be said to make us feel better. Our hearts are heavy with hurt and more than anything, we just want the pain to stop. The presence of suffering in our lives is not a matter of choice, but an assured reality. The theology of prosperity-gospel attempts to teach us that doing right increases our earthly blessings. Many religious institutions teach that trouble, hardship, sickness, etc. are a result of personal sin.

Jesus actually tells us in John 16:33, “...you will have suffering in this world…”

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us. -Ephesians 3:20 (ESV)

Don’t just read those words, feel the power of those words: God. Is. Able. The word able is translated from the Greek word dunamis, which means explosive or power.

Recently, while doing a Bible study with a younger lady on the topic of marriage and loving your husband, we studied the topic of being naked and unashamed with our spouse. She asked, “Is that even possible? Can you really be naked and unashamed?”