"Detestable"

 "I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world." (John 17:14 KJV)

  "So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin. You won't spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God." (1 Peter 4:1-2 NLT)

 Now, we have a slightly different challenge, or opportunity, depending upon your point of view! For some, it will be a form of suffering, and for others, they will wear it as a badge of honor; but in the end, each will be given the same reward, for believing that they are loved by God! 

 To be short, (as it is time for me to get my wife back to her normal bed, and her normal surroundings,) I must share the hope I feel in knowing what is at the end of this life, regardless of whether we feel we suffered, or feel we have been honored. There is nothing we can have happen to us, that could compare to the suffering that Christ endured on that cross!

 And, without the shame that He took upon Himself, it really wouldn't have been the same. He took shame and was despised, as no other person could have ever known; so, there is absolutely no way to compare our suffering in this world to His, because He was the Creator of this world, made detestable for all to see and shame Him! 

 If you think you might have it tuff, think again, because you have no power within you to help yourself out in times of suffering; while Jesus did, but He refused to use His power, on our behalf, and to please His Father! He knew full well the love of the Father towards Him, yet it pleased the Father to see Him crucified on that cross, because the world needed to be saved! 

 It was the only way that it could happen; and because it was, Jesus too had both points of view: He counted it as suffering, as well, as wearing it as a badge of honor; He did it for our sakes, and His love for the Father! No matter which way you must look at it, do not forget how much God loves you...

 ""For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him."" (John 3:16-17 NLT)