Is Suffering a Sign of Sin? Discover Jesus' Surprising Answer | The Chosen
Summary
TLDRIn this reflective episode of 'Through the Lens All Things Chosen,' the narrator delves into the biblical story of Jesus healing the blind, using it as a metaphor for personal transformation. The discussion centers on the misconception that suffering is a result of past sins, challenging this by suggesting that hardships are opportunities for spiritual growth and remembrance of God's love. The episode encourages viewers to shift their perspectives on adversity, emphasizing the power of the present moment and the role of faith in overcoming life's challenges.
Takeaways
- 😇 The story of Jesus healing the blind man is used as a metaphor for the idea that suffering is not a result of sin but an opportunity for God's work to be displayed.
- 🤔 The speaker reflects on their own life experiences, particularly their divorce, and how they initially sought reasons for their suffering in terms of past wrongs or karma.
- 🔦 Jesus' message that the blind man's condition was not a punishment but a means to demonstrate divine power challenges the common belief in retributive suffering.
- 🕊 The concept of forgiveness is explored, suggesting that suffering can be an opportunity to practice forgiveness and remember the love of God.
- 🌟 The importance of focusing on the present moment is emphasized, as it is where healing and the realization of truth occur, rather than in the past or future.
- 🧘 The speaker encourages viewers to consider that their suffering might be part of their spiritual journey to remember their true selves and reconnect with God.
- 💡 The idea that our perceptions and beliefs about suffering can shift, allowing us to see past the illusion of pain and towards the light of understanding.
- 🌌 The speaker discusses the duality of life and how experiencing lows can lead to a greater appreciation for the highs and the opportunity for spiritual growth.
- 🙏 The episode suggests that faith and surrender can lead to a transformation of consciousness, where one realizes they are never truly broken and do not need healing.
- 🌅 The power of shifting one's perspective in the face of suffering is highlighted, as it can lead to a deeper connection with the divine and a remembrance of one's inherent wholeness.
- 🌿 The episode concludes with an invitation for viewers to reflect on their own experiences and consider how they might view their suffering differently, with the understanding that they are always loved by God.
Q & A
What is the main theme discussed in the video script?
-The main theme discussed in the video script is the concept of suffering and whether it is a result of past actions or part of a larger spiritual journey to remember the truth and love of God.
How does the script relate the story of Jesus healing the blind man to personal life experiences?
-The script relates the story of Jesus healing the blind man to personal life experiences by drawing parallels between the man's blindness and the speaker's feelings of suffering and confusion after her divorce, suggesting that such experiences can lead to spiritual growth and a deeper understanding of God's love.
What does the script suggest about the idea of karma and suffering?
-The script challenges the idea that suffering is a direct result of past wrongs or karma, instead suggesting that suffering can be an opportunity for spiritual awakening and a reminder of our true nature as spiritual beings.
What role does the present moment play in the script's perspective on healing and spiritual growth?
-The present moment is portrayed as crucial in the script's perspective on healing and spiritual growth, as it is in the present that we can shift our perspective, remember our true nature, and experience healing without being bound by past or future.
How does the script interpret Jesus' statement about the work of God being displayed through the blind man?
-The script interprets Jesus' statement as an indication that the blind man's condition was not a punishment but an opportunity to demonstrate God's power and love, challenging the conventional understanding of suffering as a consequence of sin.
What is the significance of the phrase 'we are not broken' in the context of the script?
-The phrase 'we are not broken' signifies the script's message that our true spiritual selves are inherently whole and complete, and that our perceptions of suffering and brokenness are illusions that can be overcome through spiritual awakening.
How does the script address the concept of forgiveness in relation to suffering?
-The script addresses the concept of forgiveness as a crucial part of the healing process, suggesting that by practicing forgiveness, we can release ourselves from the belief systems that cause us to suffer and remember the love of God.
What is the role of faith in the script's narrative about healing and spiritual awakening?
-Faith plays a central role in the script's narrative, as it is through faith in Jesus and the spiritual journey that the blind man and the speaker in the script are able to experience healing and a deeper connection to God.
How does the script use the story of Rama's death to further explore the theme of suffering?
-The script uses Rama's death to further explore the theme of suffering by questioning why followers of Jesus, who embody love and light, must experience loss and pain, challenging the audience to reconsider their beliefs about the nature of suffering.
What message does the script convey about the power of our thoughts in shaping our reality?
-The script conveys the message that our thoughts have the power to shape our reality, suggesting that by changing our thoughts, we can shift our perspective on suffering and experience the truth of our spiritual nature.
How does the script encourage viewers to approach moments of suffering in their lives?
-The script encourages viewers to approach moments of suffering as opportunities for spiritual growth and remembrance of their true nature, rather than as punishments or consequences of past actions.
Outlines
🕎 The Parable of the Blind Man: Suffering and Divine Work
In this paragraph, the speaker discusses a scene from 'The Chosen' series, where Jesus heals a blind man, not as a punishment for sin but to demonstrate God's work. The speaker relates this to their own life, contemplating the idea of suffering as a result of past actions or karma. They explore the concept that suffering may not be a divine punishment but an opportunity for spiritual growth and a reminder of God's love. The narrative emphasizes the importance of focusing on the present, where true healing and understanding can be found, rather than dwelling on past mistakes or sins.
💡 Embracing Pain as a Catalyst for Spiritual Awakening
The speaker delves deeper into the personal implications of the blind man's healing, drawing parallels with their own experience of divorce. They reflect on the initial reaction of questioning why they deserved such pain, and how this led to a profound spiritual awakening. The speaker suggests that such experiences are not punitive but are instead pathways to remember the love of God and one's true spiritual nature. They emphasize the importance of forgiveness and the power of the present moment in facilitating healing and spiritual growth.
🌟 The Power of Presence: Healing Beyond the Illusion of Suffering
This paragraph explores the idea that the present moment holds the key to healing and spiritual enlightenment. The speaker discusses the misconception that suffering is a result of past sins and instead posits that it is an opportunity for remembrance of one's divine nature. They argue that the power to shift perspective and experience healing lies within the individual's mind and beliefs. The speaker encourages embracing the journey of life, with its ups and downs, as a means to reconnect with the divine truth and the ever-present love of God.
🌈 Shifting Perspectives: From Suffering to Divine Love and Light
The final paragraph wraps up the speaker's reflections on the episode of 'The Chosen' and their personal journey. They invite the audience to consider how they might shift their perspectives on current challenges, recognizing them as opportunities for spiritual growth rather than punishments. The speaker shares their transformation from viewing their divorce as a source of pain to seeing it as a blessing that led to profound spiritual insights. They conclude with a reminder of God's enduring love and the power of the present moment to bring about change and healing.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Suffering
💡Blindness
💡Karma
💡Divorce
💡Persona
💡Forgiveness
💡Present Moment
💡Healing
💡Illumination
💡Perspective
💡Projection
Highlights
Introduction to the episode with a focus on Jesus turning a blind man to see and questioning preconceived notions about suffering.
Discussion on the misconception that suffering is a result of past wrongs or sins, as opposed to an opportunity for divine work to be displayed.
Personal reflection on the speaker's own experience with divorce and questioning what they did to 'deserve' the pain.
Concept that suffering may be a spiritual journey to remember the love of God and one's true nature, rather than a punishment for past actions.
Emphasis on the importance of being in the present moment as the key to healing and remembering truth.
Explanation that healing is not about fixing a brokenness, but rather remembering that we are not broken to begin with.
The idea that our current experiences are not determined by the past or future, but by our present thoughts and beliefs.
Jesus' role in helping the blind man see as a metaphor for shifting one's perspective and remembering one's true nature.
The power of faith and its role in changing one's thoughts and the reality that is projected from those thoughts.
The invitation to view life's challenges as opportunities for spiritual growth and remembrance of God's love.
The notion that God's love is constant and does not change based on our circumstances or perceived suffering.
The importance of shifting one's perspective to see challenges as part of a divine plan for spiritual awakening.
The idea that our thoughts create our reality and that changing those thoughts can change our experiences.
The speaker's personal transformation through embracing the opportunity for growth presented by their divorce.
The reminder that we are not meant to suffer, but rather to remember our divine nature and connection to God.
Encouragement for viewers to share their own experiences and shifts in perspective in the comments section.
Upcoming announcements about the speaker's future endeavors and a reminder of the value of self-worth.
Transcripts
did you introduce me to your friend what
are you you can't I know that
look why not it's
chaet that'll make this more
fun Isiah this is Jesus the teacher the
one who healed schula and me he knows
Barnaby Barnaby he's not deaf he's he's
blind
shabbat
shalom shabbat shalom
Rabbi please answer this for us who
s Isaiah or his parents that he was born
blind you're a friend of his yes and
we've wandered for years it's not that
this man sinned or his
parents but that the work of God might
be displayed in him listen carefully we
must work the works of him who sent me
while it is
day night is coming when no one can
work and as long as I am in the
world I am the light of the
world we cannot work at night we have
limited time on Earth
Matthew I have limited time let's not
argue the sins of the past we got light
to
give let's not argue the sins of the
past we have light to give and it was
not his parents or him that sin but
instead an opportunity to be a
representation of the work of God
displayed through him what oh my gosh
welcome back to another episode of
through the lens all things chosen
season 4 episode 3 and yes spoiler alert
if you know episode 3 is one of the
heaviest episodes of all of the chosen
is when Rama is no longer with us She
lays her body aside but that is not what
we are covering today instead we are
covering the moment that Jesus turns a
blind man to be able to see but that's
not even our Focus either our focus is
even prior to that in the preconceived
notions we have in regards to his
blindness in the first place how often
do we question what we have done wrong
in order to suffer so strap yourself in
today is all things Chosen and are we
meant to suffer because of our actions
or is it something completely different
okay as you know I watch this part over
and over and over and over and over and
over and over again because it stuck out
to me I felt this this movement when I
watched it but immediately
intellectually I couldn't
intellectualize with what it was I was
feeling I couldn't articulate it so of
course per huge I had to relist and
relisten then all of a sudden it hit me
I was thinking about that moment when
the guy says to Jesus he says who was
The Sinner why does this guy have to
suffer and I was like oh my gosh that
moment is so clear in my own life and
I've shared about it in the past of
after my divorce I remember getting down
on my knees and cussing God at first but
ultimately I asked him over and over and
over again what did I do so wrong to
deserve such pain in my life and I truly
believe that I believe that there must
be something in this life in a past life
in 17 00 lives ago that rectified that
that
supported me to go through such pain
that God was making me suffer I had to
go through this because of karma right
we always talk about karma karma will
get your ass in the end Karma will get
them in the end and so it's that same
kind of notion of in order to suffer you
must have done something wrong but then
we hear Jesus say no one sinned he
didn't sin his parents aren't The Sinner
that's not why he's blind but instead he
is blind so that the work of God may be
displayed through him so at first that
could be interpreted into so many
different things of again God creating
this so that you believe in him for the
purpose of pain and suffering all that
and what if in fact you laid out your
own Journey
to help you remember the truth help you
remember the love of God help you
remember who you truly are and you were
like or I was like let's say me I was
like okay I know how this Persona of
Ashley operates and she must
experience this
divorce in order to understand the
Forgiveness that is necessary
to remember the love of God because it's
that it's that notion yes in that moment
I was down on my knees so wondering what
the heck I had done and then in the same
aspect cursing God right this was his
fault that I had to
suffer but what if in fact it was mine
the entire
time and if in that moment it could be
the heaviest weightiest painfullest
moment ever and then today me looking
back and being like that was the best
ding thing that happened to me that
changed the entire trajectory of my
journey it expanded my mind to reach
areas that it did not even know existed
and now I can truly say
today that that
moment without that moment I would not
be remembering the love of God like I do
today so it's not that God said Ashley
you have to go through this awful to
divorce because in a lifetime ago you
did you were a sinner and now you must
repent right you must do this in order
to like wipe the Slate clean no instead
it was me as Spirit holy spirit being
like the Persona of Ashley that is
projected into this world right now the
divorce is a necessary step in her
journey of
remembrance her journey
back to remembering she's already home
the entire time so how often do we find
ourselves being like I must suffer
because I must have done something wrong
it's always this result of like cause in
effect but the problem is we look at the
cause being within the illusion already
and everything within the illusion that
we see you know David likes to say like
the cosmos and the planets and and
everything thing is already effect and
effect can't make
effect so in fact the cause is something
outside of the illusion which in fact is
Spirit creating a road map for Persona
put your name into the Persona Ashley
Persona to practice forgiveness to be
given opportunities to practice
forgiveness and when I say forgiveness
it's the
realization that that was just a
projection of the mind of the shame and
guilt out of the belief system that I'm
not willing to look at because we think
that we have disappointed
God right we think that we have done
wrong to God and then he is angry at us
many religions literally talk about the
wrath of God literally in this moment
the guy's understanding that ask Jesus
about the sinner is that like literally
the Wrath of God has done this to this
guy because in the past either him or
his parents have sinned but instead he
is an
opportunity for a forgiveness
opportunity to see the light of God come
through and that's what my divorce was
it was an opportunity for love to come
through in a moment of darkness for a
moment of light to be shined when I
thought there was no way out and and
because I remember the
light it provided hope it provided
remembrance it provided a stronger sense
of Faith as I've continued to move
forward because literally in that moment
of my divorce it was just pure Darkness
I thought I thought there was no light
that existed and that's kind of where
Jesus goes into next like we don't have
time to focus on the past and it's not
even about not having time to focus on
the past he's using very illusional
words it's healing doesn't occur in the
past God is not found in the past my
friend God is not found in the future
God is in the here and now in the
present and that is where light exists
and that is what Jesus says is like that
is where the healing is because it's
actually remembrance of truth right
you're not broken I'm not broken we are
not broken we do not technically need
healing but our person
believe that we do need healing so if
we're going to go with what our personas
believe once you get to the present
moment and you truly are fully in the
present you remember the truth and
that's actually what happened to the
blind guy I know I said we weren't going
to fully talk about his healing but that
is what occurred is he had such faith in
Jesus in this present moment that he was
reminded through the help of Jesus
pairing with him at the level of of the
mind that he was never blind in the
first place he had blind thoughts he had
thoughts of being
blind that is the power my friend and
that is why it has nothing to do with
the past what you are experiencing now
in this moment has nothing to do with
the past or the future and it has
everything to do with right here right
now and no one is doing this to you or
me or we accept ourselves it is a
journey we have laid out in order to
remember our truth to remember we never
left God and you know as crummy as it
feels in certain moments you always have
the power to shift your perspective and
I'm not dishonoring the sadness the pain
the thoughts that you believe you are
having but what if we were stuck here
forever what if there was no road map
what if there was no opportunity to
remember God so I think of that every
day I'm like thank you for this ass
Journey I'm feeling right now because I
know it is the map back home and all I
have to do is shift my perception all I
have to do is ask my big brother Jay
right that's what he's sharing here and
they were lucky they got to have him in
the flesh so it was more believable to
some extent but we still see the
Pharisees and and all these people are
like no this is blasphemy this is not
real even though that is what they had
been asking for for so long but that's
what Jesus shares in this moment is like
as long as I am a part of the world
there will be
light that statement right there is so
powerful because he does not need here
he he does not need to appear in the
flesh for that to be true he only needs
to be
remembered and connected with and
allowed through your yourself the Christ
Light to come through but the Persona of
Ashley has to get out of the way and
sometimes in order for the Persona of
Ashley to get out of the way or fill
your name in we need to experience a
something that provokes these these
heavy thoughts Within These heavy
beliefs that something bad is occurring
to us because it gets us to this place
of surrender because will you ever seek
the love of God if you are constantly in
a state of dopamine happiness here no
and is that ever actually possible no
because we live in a world of
Duality and you will continue to
experience the ups and downs until you
start to see the opportunities in the
present moment until we start to see the
opportunities in the present moment for
healing without Jesus in the flesh but
with ourselves and to to see that it is
not because we sinned but instead is
because we have
forgotten we have forgotten Our Truth
and this is an opportunity for
remembrance so my invitation is when
you're in a moment like that
realize God still loves you just as much
and that is the last thing God would
want you to believe you are going
through so this is not some sort of
retaliation some sort of karmatic event
that's occurring to you friend but
instead had a very
strategically laid out interaction that
you believe is occurring that is going
to create certain thoughts right pain
thoughts suffering thoughts blindness
thoughts any of
them that you will have the opportunity
to choose different which then you get
to see the
display of God of the truth that you are
which is you are one with God and that's
what we got to see he was blind and now
he can see and that represented to
masses of
projections the true love of God the
true power of God which is that you
cannot be hurt you cannot be impacted
but by your thoughts and it was the
faith of all that shifted the thoughts
which shifted what was projected in the
in this gentleman right here and with my
divorce it was the belief in in the pain
and suffering that I had in that moment
it was the pain and suffering thoughts I
was having it was the that I'm alone in
this thoughts that had me in that space
and then today my thoughts are like oh
my gosh what a powerful moment in my
life how blessed I was to align that to
throw me into this Darkness so that I
could connect with these amazing mentors
that held the light for me and until I
remembered my own
light that is I mean that is all the
things in this beautiful moment in
episode three and I think it was so
overshadowed by Rama's death and it you
know I understand it was a huge part but
this part is
massive because even when it goes into
Rama's death later we feel what did
Thomas do right why must Rama die what
did she do why must all these people
suffer they're followers of Jesus and
it's again it's the same thought process
process going through that you believe
that if something bad happens to you or
anyone near you someone must have done
something bad in order to deserve it but
that's not the case it's not the case
friend you have every opportunity and
every moment to shift your perspective
honor the thoughts but
don't identify with them or if you've
catch yourself identified unidentify and
move forward allow them to come through
and allow the light to dispel the pain
and to see to see the display of God in
yourself and your brother in
all oh my gosh what a beautiful episode
I will say this took multiple takes to
get through and I have no clue why but
this this part right this is just so
powerful friends I would love to dive
deeper into it please post below how did
this this just moment shift your
perspective of any moments in your life
that you are going through right now and
how you can see them differently and how
you can know you were holy loved all the
time and you are never meant to suffer
that is just your choice to have those
suffering thoughts I know that hurts but
I love you so much and thank you so much
for tuning in make sure to like
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come Patrick and I have upcoming
movement travels I don't know what it
looks like but we will keep you updated
on everything new and as always friend
remember you are worth it much love
bye-bye
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