When life hurts, what might God be doing?

There is a positive aspect to suffering. We all endure suffering to some degree, but the good news is that through it we can become like Jesus. Are you willing to pay whatever price is necessary in order to become like Christ?

If you become bitter over your hardships, you close some parts of your life from God... Some places in your soul can be reached only through suffering.

Don't resent the suffering God allows into your life. Don't make all your decisions and invest everything you have into avoiding hardship... Learn obedience even when it hurts!

Day-by-Day Jan 27th

If the goal of my life is to become more like Christ, then I must learn to grow through the tough times as well as the easy times. But that never makes it easy. As I read this thought today, I reflected upon how easy it is to become frustrated and cynical over many things. To become almost resentful at the apparent lack of answered prayer. And then of course, just as I think these things, God steps in an answers in an unexpected and thrilling way. But more of that another time.