By David A. Powlison (summary by Jeffrey Bush)
- God never promises a life free of trials and hardships.
- God works through affliction.
- We cannot assess God’s blessing on a person’s life by the amount of or lack of
afflictions. - Suffering produces genuine faith in our lives
- Profound good sometimes comes from severe suffering.
- God knows you, and that makes all the difference in the world as you do not have to
face trials alone. - God’s loving purpose is your transformation.
- God doesn’t tell us to not fear because everything will turn out, He tells us not to fear
because He is with us. - In suffering, you learn how to need mercy and how to give mercy.