If we can trust the sufferings of Christ for our sake then we can trust Christ when we suffer for His sake.

Don't believe false teaching that says you won't suffer if you really love Jesus. Jesus will end all suffering eventually, but on earth he suffered more than anyone.

In spite of this trial, which takes all enjoyment from me, I can never the less, cry out, 'Lord, you fill me with joy in all that you do. For is there a joy greater than to suffer for love?'

By the law of nature, there is no pleasure in suffering; but divine love, when it reigns in a heart, makes it take delight in its sufferings.

God would turn the world around to find suffering in order to give it to a soul upon whom He has set His Divine gaze with ineffable love.

Glory falls around us as we sob a dirge of desolation on the Cross

It has been given to you on Christ's behalf not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him. Philippians 1:29

The goal of life is not the absence of pain. It's the presence of glory. God's glory. And sometimes that comes most vividly with pain. Not only have I learned that pain doesn't kill; I have learned that I will never lose or be betrayed by the one thing with absolute power to destroy me—God Himself.

Yes, Christ can bring fruit from His followers' incalculable suffering. But on this side of eternity, the point isn't making it worth it. It's about making it matter.

My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings. Philippians 3:10

We who live are always given over to death because of Jesus, so that Jesus' life may also be revealed in our mortal flesh. 2 Corinthians 4:11

Suffering can give us opportunities to witness. The world is a gigantic hospital; nowhere is there a greater chance to see the peace and joy of the Lord than when the journey through the valley is the darkest.