Only God is capable of telling us what our rights and needs are. You have to surrender that right to Him.

Some people tend to believe that I'm a strong believer, a strong Christian, but that's not true. I'm not a strong believer. I'm very weak.

God lets us continue to feel much of sin's sting through suffering while we're heading for heaven. This constantly reminds us of what we're being delivered from; exposing sin for the poison it is.

Now, most people who suffer realize that the Bible contains answers for their plight; they just don't know where to look.

The problem of suffering is not about something but about someone.

God turns on its head one form of evil - suffering - in order to defeat another form of evil - that is, our transgressions. It happened at the cross, and it occurs in the lives of followers of Christ every day.

God wants us to be a good example to others who are observing us.