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. -Romans 5:3-5
God does not enjoy it when we suffer, but He puts our suffering to good use. We say that our God is a god of redemption. The term “redemption” means to take something messed up and then make it good. That’s what God does with our suffering. He takes something messed up and the turns it to something that ultimately is good for us.
This passage gives us a little bit of a clue on how God does that. When we trust God through our suffering, we begin to grow in endurance, in our character, and in ability to hope. God can actually use the suffering to make us stronger.
Are you going through a difficult time right now? Do you feel like you are suffering either physically, emotionally, psychologically, academically, relationally, or spiritually? God wants to redeem your suffering. He wants to take the horrible thing that is happening to you and turn it for your good.
Will you let Him?
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