The sermon on the purpose of suffering. It brings us a refreshing and deeply reassuring perspective.
Many times we face hardship and quickly assume that there are signs of us being abandoned or punished. Brother Eli reminds us that not all sufferings come from God yet. When God allows it, it always carries an important purpose in our life.
Apostle Paul's message in Romans becomes clear through the explanation. The suffering of this present time are nothing compared to the glory being prepared for. This means that our pain is never wasted.
When hardship is permitted by God, it becomes a classroom where patience is formed, experience is gained and hope is strengthened. Patience is not lent in comfort. It falls in moments when quitting can be more.
It can be more easier, but this endurance becomes a path God wants us to walk. Bro Eli has made so much explanation on patience that leads to experience. Experience gives birth to hope also, a hope that does not put us to shame because it's anchored in God's love.
This is a reminder that suffering when coming from God is not just a cause, but it's a preparation for something that is far greater than what we can ever imagine in life.
Hardship is something that keeps occuring over and over again. We need to look into it