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b'READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:42-49; 1 JOHN 3:2\\n\\n\\n\\nHave you ever been involved in renovating a house? It\\u2019s usually pretty chaotic. Maybe there\\u2019s a constant dripping in the bathroom sink, the walls are covered with holes, the carpet is old and worn out\\u2014plus a long list of other things that need fixing! In the midst of the chaos, we hold onto the hope of how nice it\\u2019ll be once our home has had all the renovations it needs. Soon everything will be like new, all in working order as it should be.\\n\\n\\n\\nThat\\u2019s a good way for Christians to think too. In our world broken by sin, we see many tragic things that seem to have no end. This can be especially disheartening when it\\u2019s our own health that\\u2019s suffering\\u2014whether it\\u2019s our physical, mental, or emotional health.\\n\\n\\n\\nDo you have a health problem that has you feeling discouraged? Perhaps you have a condition there\\u2019s no cure for here on earth. Jesus sees us in all our pain, and He weeps with us. In His great compassion, He comforts us, and He promises to make us new. Because Jesus stepped into our broken world and experienced pain and suffering in His own body, we can know that He empathizes with us. And because He died on the cross and rose from the dead for us, we can rest in Him, knowing that health problems are just a temporary situation. If our trust is in Jesus, we know that we will have perfect bodies someday when He returns and makes everything new.\\n\\n\\n\\nWhenever you feel discouraged, you can come to Jesus. He cares about you so deeply, and He promises to return and make everything in this world free from sin and death\\u2014including our bodies! Then we\\u2019ll never have to deal with sickness or death ever again. We\\u2019ll be healed and whole in His wonderful presence. \\u2022 A. W. Smith\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 What things in our broken world have been weighing on you lately? How might those things change when Jesus returns? Consider taking a moment to talk to Jesus about them. Remember that He doesn\\u2019t pass over our pain; He grieves our hurts with us.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 When you need encouragement and support, who are trusted people you can reach out to, such as counselors, therapists, teachers, pastors, parents, etc.?\\n\\n\\n\\nBut we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2b (NIV)'