By Michael Hume Job had one trial heaped upon another. It is not natural to have so much heaped on you all at once. If you…
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To trivialize suffering in this way sets those who suffer well as superior in their ability to bear suffering – that superiority is not virtuous, it’s pride.
Pain and suffering become the raw materials necessary for growth and maturing as Christians. Learning to embrace all we experience includes those things that bring suffering.
“I’m afraid that if I ever had to suffer persecution like some Christians in other countries, I won’t be able to stand strong. That terrifies me! What if I fall apart? What if I can’t take it?”
When difficult circumstances overwhelm us and push us to despair, can we really maintain hope? In You’ll Get Through This, long-time pastor and New York Times…