God has a funny sense of humor sometimes. He often uses pain to not only gain our attention but to also relieve us of those hidden secrets that keep us bound to sin. When we release every little secret thing that is hidden in our hearts, we can then move forward and see just where God's hand has been with us the whole time. Pain can be the best motivator for God to use for us as people to acknowledge our need for Him and not sit on the sidelines, having a pity party thinking that these things only happen to us or relaxing in our judgment seats. God often uses life events to get our attention so that He can work on an area of our lives that is hindering us from fulfilling our ultimate purpose. The journey is never over. You cannot afford to not open your minds and see the many ways God uses pain to chase after us. He loves us more than the human mind can imagine and wants nothing more than to connect with you with something you and He have in common-pain. Don't you think that God felt pain when He was nailed to the cross? So why not connect with you through your life pains?