Rejoice In Sufferings

When we come to know Jesus as our savior and Lord, we become new persons. Instead of hating God, we come to love him. Instead of hating other people, we come to love them. And God also puts into our hearts a new attitude toward suffering: We are able to rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces patience, character, hope. Suffering doesn't destroy the Christian; it rather helps him to mature, to grow more godly. And I think the word "hope" is also important here. The Christian looks forward to God's promises of something better. We trust God, that the sufferings of this present world are not worthy to be compared with the glory that will be revealed in us.

John M. Frame, The Bible on the Problem of Evil