Charles Spurgeon, et al.
Psalm 119:67, “Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey Your Word.”
Affliction is never accidental for the believer. Because Every trial, pain, and hardship, is sovereignly appointed by God for His glory and our good. The world sees suffering as meaningless, or merely as an obstacle to their happiness. But Scripture teaches that suffering is a tool in the hands of our loving Father . . .
to purify our faith,
humble our pride,
and to draw us nearer to Jesus.
“But He knows the way that I take; when He has tried me, I will come forth as gold.” Job 23:10
God often uses affliction:
to bring His people to repentance,
teach them humility,
refine them in the furnace of affliction,
draw them closer to Himself,
cause them to live a more holy life,
to strengthen their faith,
and to conform them to Christ.
Because God’s rod is a pencil to draw Christ’s image upon us!
God’s people never grow strong in grace without trials. Because Troubles are the tools with which God polishes His jewels. Therefore The pruning knife is never out of His hand, and it is never used without wisdom or love.
Affliction is not the end of the story. Because One day, every tear will be wiped away, every pain will be no more, and we will see our trials as God’s instruments that shaped us for eternity. Until that day, we endure with faith, knowing that God is working out His perfect plan.
Therefore “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” Romans 8:18
“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen–since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
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