An Unlikely Simile

I remember at one point during the school year talking to my mom about hard times. I was asking questions and wondering why exactly things had to be so hard, the point of going through difficult times, and how good could come out of so much pain and suffering. I don't remember the exact line of questioning, but we all know the drill, going through tough times is hard, and sometimes we don't understand why it has to be that way (and if you don't "know the drill" still listen up, because this will come in handy one day for you). Well, my mom, in her old-aged wisdom (please don't tell her I called her old, even though she probably won't hear you because, well, you know, she's old) used the simile of child birth to tell me about how much pain a woman goes through when giving birth to a child, but how that pain leads to something that is so very wonderful.

The other day I came across this passage in Isaiah:
"Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery? says the Lord. Do I close up the womb when I bring to delivery? says your God. As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem." - Isaiah 66:9,13

I usually go into longer, more drawn out writing about the verses I post on but enough said. Have a great night. I'm out like Hawks in the Eastern Conference Semi's. Have a great night!