Truth #20 from Lies Women Believe is that It is impossible to be godly without suffering. Suffering is an essential tool God uses to conform us to the image of Jesus. Our sanctification takes place as we embrace suffering. We cannot expect to grow more and more like Christ without suffering.
Jeremiah 48:11 provides a historical example for us in Moab. "Moab has been at rest from youth, like wine left on its dregs, not poured from one jar to another. She has not gone into exile. So she tastes as she did, and her aroma is unchaged." This may seem a little random, but I think it's relevant. Moab had a history of ease and comfort, what we all think we desire. As a result, she was unchanged. But we all need to be changed! And suffering is one of God's many tools to bring about change in our hearts.
1 Peter 5:10 "And the God of grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." The suffering will not last forever. God will use it for good in your life, no matter how painful it seems at the time. And He promises that he will restore you. Isn't that what we all want? To be fully restored in God's sight.
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