Suffering for a cause

Is life really unfair?  Some go thru life suffering and cursing at others for the pain, the suffering, the hurt, and the circumstances.  

• How would you approach this?  
• What is the next step?  
• Who do you turn to?  Alcohol?  Drugs?
• Or a pity party for yourself:  "I am the victim!"  "What about me? What about me?"   "I am suffering for your actions?"

What about you?  Did it ever cross your mind, how Christ suffered for our sins and our wicked ways?   Romans 5:8 states: "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

Our suffering is very small compared to what Christ endured for our sins so we can have SALVATION.  All the suffering we have on earth is not comparable to what god has promised us.  If we never suffer, we will never have hope.  If we never suffer, we will never know what it means to endure.  Endurance brings forth hope.  If there is nothing to look forward to, we don't have hope for Christ's return.  In this hope, we are saved. 

Suffering also causes eagerness for redemption.  Redemption means no more pain, no more hurt, no more suffering, no more death and decay.  What a beautiful picture god painted for us when Jesus Christ returns.  John 2:27 "Then everyone will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud with power and great glory."
The glory of god at the end will save me and you!  The reward is glorious freedom with every lasting life in the beautiful paradise god created for us.  He is waiting for us to come home.  Romans 8:25 "we must wait patiently and confidently."  What are you waiting for?  Do you want to enjoy sinning only to be followed by pain and suffering?  Sinners only enjoy those temporary happiness/pleasures for a short-time.  Permanent happiness is if we are filled with god's glory. 

Romans 8:18 "Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later."