LIE: Suffering is bad

LIE: Suffering is bad

Lie:      Suffering is bad and is to be avoided.
Truth: Suffering is good if embraced with hope in God.

Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. — Hebrews 12:11

Suffering comes in many forms and from many sources, but all forms of suffering are ultimately redeemable by God, even from the most evil sources and means. Some suffering is temporary, some permanent; some physical, some emotional; some mental, some genetic; some suffering is purely from . . .