Rejoicing in suffering
On Thursday, I was reading & reflecting on Romans 5:3-5 at the Perk. I am slowly making my journey through Romans, but there is a lot to grasp & live out. I have included the verses below. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. I don't know about you, but I do not naturally rejoice when I suffer. Usually, I complain and see how I can quickly get through it. But these verses remind me that there is a benefit to suffering. I think we can agree that is hard to believe while in the middle of suffering. However, I know God's Word is true and so I can trust that my suffering produces endurance. We also need to remember to not see suffering as a punishment by God. Suffering ...