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3 Good Things That Can Come From Suffering According To God's Word

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Suffering, it’s a pretty ugly word isn’t it? Just the mere thought of the word can bring about suffering to some.

It’s not hard to find, is non-discriminatory, knows no boundaries, can come-on suddenly or take time to develop, and can be short or long-term.

And there are three things that are pretty consistent with suffering:

  1. You’ll experience some form of suffering during your lifetime
  2. You’ll know others who’ll experience suffering
  3. Satan loves it and hates it when we suffer because for some suffering takes them further from God while others who experience suffering draw nearer to Him

The many faces of suffering

Suffering, like the many people it inflicts, has many faces and comes in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and colors, including:

  • Physical illness and/or disabilities
  • Mental illness and/or disabilities
  • Death
  • Disaster
  • Divorce
  • Job loss
  • War
  • Violence
  • Not receiving any love
  • Not being cared for
  • Hurtful words
  • Bullying
  • Racism
  • Hunger
  • Homelessness
  • Addictions

And the list goes on-and-on.

It seems to me as time goes by the suffering taking place throughout the world only escalates, with no hope whatsoever for many.

As each day ends and a new one begins we draw ever closer to the end of time. The earth is a planet and all planets eventually die. This is fact and one of the very few things that most evolutionists and religious authorities alike can agree on!

And with any death comes suffering of some sort and the earth and its inhabitants are no different.

If you’re a Christian then you believe in Revelations, which clearly tells us the suffering we see taking place now is nothing compared to when Christ opens the scrolls.

But fear not, for you see, suffering can actually bring about some good too!

What God’s word tells us about the good side of suffering

You know it’s been my experience through life, and especially lately, that God’s word is not sometimes correct or usually right. No, I’ve come to realize that God’s word is always spot-on and when I take heed to it, it never does me wrong. 

But how comforting it is to know that I can rely on God’s word to get me through my seasons of suffering!

One of my favorite passages in the bible talks of suffering, and for those who have faith the three good things that can come about as a result of it:

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” Romans 1:1-5 

Sounds comforting to me!

I know that if and when I’m suffering and stand firm in my faith than that suffering can bring about:

  1. Perseverance
  2. Character
  3. Hope


And there we have it, the three good things that can come from suffering…

If you believe and have faith in God and Christ our Lord and Savior.

If you or someone you know is experiencing any kind of suffering and would like to have them prayed then by all means submit a prayer request, I’ll be more than happy to pray for you or them.

God Bless All!
Dana





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